Question 1

Pinel advocated the use of restraint, bloodletting, and purgatives.

Accepted Answer

Pinel was known for advocating humane treatment of the mentally ill, opposing harsh treatments like restraint and bloodletting.

Question 2

Moral management focused almost exclusively on the physical well-being of hospitalized mental patients.

Accepted Answer

Moral management emphasized the psychological and social well-being of patients, not just their physical health.

Question 3

The typical early asylums were, essentially, prisons.

Accepted Answer

Early asylums were often designed and operated more like prisons, focusing on confinement and control rather than treatment and care for the mentally ill.

Question 4

It is rare for an individual with one mental disorder to also suffer from a second.

Accepted Answer

Comorbidity is common in mental health, meaning individuals often experience more than one mental disorder simultaneously.

Question 5

During the Middle Ages, treatment of the mentally ill in Islamic countries was harsh and inhumane.

Accepted Answer

During the Middle Ages, Islamic countries were known for more humane treatment of the mentally ill, often providing care in hospitals and emphasizing compassion and understanding.

Question 6

Both Pinel and Tuke are credited with initiating movements that led to the humanitarian treatment of the mentally ill.

Accepted Answer

Philippe Pinel in France and William Tuke in England were pioneers in advocating for more humane treatment of the mentally ill during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, moving away from harsh treatments and towards more compassionate care.

Question 7

An individual with a sanguine temperament is one who is anxious and fearful.

Accepted Answer

A sanguine temperament is characterized by optimism, enthusiasm, and sociability, not anxiety and fearfulness.

Question 8

During the Middle Ages in Europe, the treatment of the mentally ill reflected the scientific gains of the Greeks and Romans.

Accepted Answer

During the Middle Ages, the treatment of the mentally ill was often based on superstition and religious beliefs rather than the scientific approaches of the Greeks and Romans.

Question 9

Early peoples believed that "possession" by both good and evil spirits was possible.

Accepted Answer

Early cultures often attributed unexplained behaviors or phenomena to the influence of spirits, both benevolent and malevolent, reflecting their spiritual beliefs and understanding of the world.

Question 10

Mental disorders are very common.

Accepted Answer

Mental disorders affect a significant portion of the population worldwide, with estimates suggesting that one in four people will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lives.

Question 11

Dorothea Dix is credited with improving the treatment and living conditions of the mentally ill.

Accepted Answer

Dorothea Dix was a 19th-century activist who worked to reform the treatment and living conditions of the mentally ill, leading to the establishment of more humane mental health facilities.

Question 12

Hippocrates recognized that genetics played a role in the development of mental disorders.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hippocrates recognized that genetics played a role...

Question 13

Treatment of and attitudes toward the mentally ill began to change in the 1500's, as various people began to argue that problems like possession were actually diseases.

Accepted Answer

During the 1500s, the Renaissance period brought about a shift in thinking, where some began to view mental illness as a medical condition rather than a result of supernatural forces like possession.

Question 14

It has been well-documented that most of those accused of being witches during the Middle Ages were mentally ill.

Accepted Answer

There is no substantial historical evidence to support the claim that most accused witches during the Middle Ages were mentally ill; accusations were often based on social, religious, and economic factors.

Question 15

Emil Kraepelin is known as the father of the mental hygiene movement.

Accepted Answer

Emil Kraepelin is known for his work in psychiatry and for classifying mental disorders, not for the mental hygiene movement. Clifford Beers is often credited as a key figure in the mental hygiene movement.

Question 16

Lycanthropy, a mental illness seen in the Middle Ages, was typically treated with dancing.

Accepted Answer

Lycanthropy, a delusion of being a wolf, was not typically treated with dancing. Treatments varied and often included exorcism or other medieval medical practices.

Question 17

The first asylums were established to remove those with offensive physical ailments from the rest of society.

Accepted Answer

The first asylums were established primarily to care for and confine individuals with mental illnesses, not specifically to remove those with offensive physical ailments.

Question 18

Deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill is only occurring in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill has occurred in various countries around the world, not just in the United States.

Question 19

While the early asylums of Europe provided little or no treatment for the mentally disturbed, the treatment of mental patients in the United States was characterized by aggressive treatments intended to restore "balance."

Accepted Answer

Early American mental health treatments often involved aggressive methods like bloodletting and purging, aimed at restoring balance based on the humoral theory.

Question 20

Moral management was surprisingly effective in its time.

Accepted Answer

Moral management, which focused on humane treatment and moral guidance for patients, was effective in the 18th and 19th centuries, leading to improved conditions and outcomes in mental health care.

Quiz 1: Abnormal Psychology Over Time