People Who Held the Supernatural or Demonological Perspective on Psychological

question 17

Multiple Choice

People who held the supernatural or demonological perspective on psychological disorders would sometimes treat abnormal behaviours by chiseling a small hole in the head of the individual in an attempt to release the evil spirit trapped inside.This procedure was called a:

• A) lobotomy.
• B) trephination.
• C) primitive psychological surgery.
• D) spirit elimination.

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Definitions:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing these feelings (compulsions).

Avoidance Learning

A process in learning whereby an organism learns to prevent or avoid an unpleasant or harmful stimulus by making a particular response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Fear of Snakes

An intense, irrational fear of snakes, also known as ophidiophobia, often leading to avoidance behavior.