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09 Apr 2023, 20:00
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Question 1
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Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
25%
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Question Stats:
65% (01:51) correct
35%
(01:57) wrong
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Question 2
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35%
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64% (01:00) correct 36%
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Question 3
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Difficulty:
5%
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89% (00:30) correct 11%
(01:34) wrong
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Since the early 1800s, neurasthenia has referred to a mechanical weakness of the nerves, denoting a medical condition with the symptoms of anxiety, headaches, and depression. Because Americans were said to be particularly prone to neurasthenia—also called nervosism—it was sometimes called Americanitis, as well.
The exhaustion of the central nervous system’s energy was said to be the cause of neurasthenia. And the cause of the exhaustion of that energy? “Civilization,” one doctor explained succinctly. Others explained that urbanization and the increasingly competitive business environment were also to blame. Unsurprisingly, the condition was associated with the upper class and business professionals.
Freud blamed an “insufficient libidinal drive” as the cause of the condition, saying that neurasthenia had a toxic, even poisonous effect on people who had it. He drew a line between neurasthenia and neurotic anxiety, and while his findings on the latter are far better known, he was deeply interested in the treatment, through psychoanalysis, of both.
The exhaustion of the central nervous system’s energy was said to be the cause of neurasthenia. And the cause of the exhaustion of that energy? “Civilization,” one doctor explained succinctly. Others explained that urbanization and the increasingly competitive business environment were also to blame. Unsurprisingly, the condition was associated with the upper class and business professionals.
Freud blamed an “insufficient libidinal drive” as the cause of the condition, saying that neurasthenia had a toxic, even poisonous effect on people who had it. He drew a line between neurasthenia and neurotic anxiety, and while his findings on the latter are far better known, he was deeply interested in the treatment, through psychoanalysis, of both.
1. A good title for this passage would be
A. Understanding Mental Health
B. The Uniquely American Mental Illness
C. Freud’s Secondary Interest
D. Neurasthenia: Anxiety’s Less-Known Twin
E. Neurasthenia and How to Treat It
A. Understanding Mental Health
B. The Uniquely American Mental Illness
C. Freud’s Secondary Interest
D. Neurasthenia: Anxiety’s Less-Known Twin
E. Neurasthenia and How to Treat It
2. According to the passage, another name for neurasthenia implies which of the following?
A. That the stresses that caused it were particularly prevalent in Americans
B. That Americans sought help for neurasthenia more often than any other nationality
C. That Americans had an “insufficient libidinal” drive
D. That American culture was far too stressful for most people
E. That America was more civilized than other countries at the time
A. That the stresses that caused it were particularly prevalent in Americans
B. That Americans sought help for neurasthenia more often than any other nationality
C. That Americans had an “insufficient libidinal” drive
D. That American culture was far too stressful for most people
E. That America was more civilized than other countries at the time
3. According to the passage, for what illness is Freud’s treatment better known?
A. Neurasthenia
B. Americanitis
C. Nervosism
D. Neurotic Anxiety
E. Depression
A. Neurasthenia
B. Americanitis
C. Nervosism
D. Neurotic Anxiety
E. Depression
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2. According to the passage, another name for neurasthenia implies which of the following?
Difficulty Level: 650
Explanation
A is the best answer for this inferring question. It is reasonable to infer that the stresses that were believed to have caused the disorder were particularly prevalent in Americans. C, D, and E all employ flawed logic, applying other facts that are true about the disorder as though they must be true for Americans. B might be true but is not justified by the passage, which does not provide any other facts about the nationality of patients seeking treatment.
Answer: A
Difficulty Level: 650
Explanation
A is the best answer for this inferring question. It is reasonable to infer that the stresses that were believed to have caused the disorder were particularly prevalent in Americans. C, D, and E all employ flawed logic, applying other facts that are true about the disorder as though they must be true for Americans. B might be true but is not justified by the passage, which does not provide any other facts about the nationality of patients seeking treatment.
Answer: A
