Which of the following neurotransmitters is NOT mentioned in the text as being implicated in ...

Which of the following neurotransmitters is NOT mentioned in the text as being implicated in psychopathology?
 
  a) GABA
  b) Dopamine
  c) Serotonin
  d) All of the above are mentioned

Question 2

Which is TRUE regarding catharsis?
 
  a) It is a moral therapy method.
  b) It was initiated by Pinel.
  c) It consists of drawing blood from a patient.
  d) It encourages the release of emotional tension.

Question 3

Most people with dissociative identity disorder exhibit high __________ and experienced a history of __________.
 
  a) child abuse; criminal behavior.
  b) hypnotic susceptibility; child abuse.
  c) hypnotic susceptibility; criminal behavior.
  d) sensation seeking; amnesia.

Question 4

According to Claire's friends, she never exhibited signs of DID. However, after watching Sybil on TV and visiting a therapist regularly, Claire began exhibiting different personalities.
 
  A socio-cultural theory of the development of Claire's DID would suggest that
  a) Claire must have been sexually abused as a child.
  b) Claire must have come from a dysfunctional family and had few friends growing up.
  c) Claire's alters appeared in response to exposure to media and therapists' suggestions.
  d) Claire has repressed memories for too long.

Question 5

Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of
 
  A) the hospitals run by Philippe Pinel. B) the early asylums in Europe.
  C) Bedlam. D) the early asylums in the United States.

Question 6

Shackling a patient to a wall with little food or heat would be most typical of
 
  A) the treatment advocated by Hippocrates. B) the early asylums in Europe.
  C) the hospitals run by Philippe Pinel. D) the sanatoriums of Alexandria, Egypt.