Choose the Correct Answer of the Following Social Stigma Flashcards

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stigma? a. A label applied to a group of people that distinguishes them from others. b. A label applied to a group of people that breaks the law. c. The label is linked to deviant or undesirable attributes of society. d. People with the label face unfair discrimination.

Mental illness in the 21^st century a. is conceptualized mostly from a psychoanalytic perspective. b. remains stigmatized. c. is largely treated by the cathartic method. d. is seldom treated with psychotherapy.

An illustration of abnormal behavior would be a. soiling oneself at least once a month at age 14. b. experiencing anxiety while leaving the house. c. experiencing hallucinations. d. All of the above are examples of abnormal behavior.

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Which is a limitation of “harmful dysfunctions” as a definition of abnormality? a. It ignores the personal suffering of disturbed individuals. b. Many dysfunctional mechanisms are not harmful. c. Harmful dysfunctions also have an impact on others. d. The dysfunctional mechanisms are largely unknown.

Variations in cultural background make it difficult to define abnormal behavior as simply behavior which a. involves a deviation from social norms. b. leads to dysfunction. c. improves after therapy. d. causes personal distress.

Defining abnormal behavior on the basis of personal distress is problematic for which reason? a. High levels of distress and suffering are normal in modern society. b. Some abnormal behavior does not involve personal distress. c. It ignores suffering that family members of disturbed people experience. d. It does not apply to physiological disorders.

Cindy is an accomplished lawyer who sought psychological help in dealing with the stresses of balancing work and family responsibilities. Which definition of abnormality applies to Cindy? a. harmful dysfunction b. violation of social norms c. personal distress d. disability

After presenting characteristics of abnormality, the text concludes that a. research is needed to identify which characteristic is best. b. different characteristics apply to various psychopathologies. c. personal distress is the most useful characteristic. d. together the characteristics give a partial definition of abnormality.

Demonology is the a. practice of exorcism. b. devil worship and satanic cults that some ascribed to causing mental illness. c. idea that an evil being may live in a person and control his or her mind and body. d. practice of drilling a hole in a person’s head to allow evil spirits to escape.

Hippocrates’ early views on abnormality contributed to an enduring emphasis on a. natural causes. b. spirituality. c. humors. d. classification.

Hippocrates influenced psychology by a. distinguishing medicine from religion and magic. b. debunking the notion that the four humors were related to disorders. c. reforming mental hospitals. d. suggesting mental illness was punishment from God.

Expelling evil spirits by chanting and torture is known as a. somatic therapy. b. exorcism. c. witchcraft. d. trephining.

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Hippocrates' view of mental illness was superior to demonology in that it a. promoted a scientific study of abnormal behavior. b. made connections between brain and behavior more clearly determined. c. allowed for clearer description of symptoms. d. All of the above are correct.