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Understanding Abnormal Psychology

Test your knowledge on abnormal psychology with our engaging quiz! This quiz covers various aspects of psychological disorders, stigma, and the foundational perspectives that shape our understanding of mental health. Perfect for students, teachers, or anyone interested in psychology.

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Learn about psychological disorders and their treatment
Expand your understanding of key concepts in psychology

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Abnormal behavior patterns that involves a disturbance of functioning or behavior

Psychological Disorders

Psychology

Mental health

Stigma

Steps of stigma are in the order of

Discrimination, Seen as different, Linked, Label

Label, Seen as different, Linked, Discrimination

Linked, Label, Discrimination, Seen as different

Label, Linked, Seen as different, Discrimination

Which is a criteria for determining abnormality?

Unusualness

Social deviance

Significant personal distress

All of the above

In the demonological model, people attempted to cure abnormal behavior by

Exorcisms

Trephination

Throwing people into asylums

All of the above

This person had an important role in the reform movement, resulting in over 30 hospitals to be opened

Jean-Baptiste Pussin

Philippe Pinel

Dorothea Dix

Sigmund Freud

Which one of the four contemporary perspectives states that abnormality comes from failure in society?

Biological

Psychological

Sociocultural

Biopsychosocial

Which one of the four contemporary perspectives states that abnormality comes from forces in the mind?

Biological

Psychological

Sociocultural

Biopsychosocial

The peripheral nervous system consists of

Both the Autonomic and Somatic

Just the Somatic

Just the Autonomic

None of the above

Attributing one's own thoughts, feelings, or traits to another person to express them but keep some distance from them is

Repression

Regression

Projection

Displacement

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