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Psychiatry Foundations

Psychiatry

A quiz covering key figures, dates, and fundamental statistics in psychiatric history.

medicine history science

15 Questions Easy Ages 15+ Oct 11, 2026

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1 In which year did the American Psychiatric Association publish the first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?

A 1948
B 1952
C 1960
D 1975

2 Who is widely regarded as the founder of psychoanalysis?

A Sigmund Freud
B Carl Jung
C B.F. Skinner
D Ivan Pavlov

3 How many axes were used in the DSM-IV diagnostic system?

4 In what decade was the first effective antipsychotic medication, chlorpromazine, introduced?

A 1930s
B 1940s
C 1950s
D 1960s

5 Which Swiss psychiatrist coined the term 'schizophrenia' in 1908?

A Emil Kraepelin
B Eugen Bleuler
C Jean-Martin Charcot
D Philippe Pinel

6 Which German psychiatrist is known for distinguishing between dementia praecox and manic-depressive psychosis in the late 19th century?

A Emil Kraepelin
B Alfred Adler
C Erik Erikson
D Aaron Beck

7 In what year was the DSM-5 officially released?

A 2008
B 2010
C 2013
D 2015

8 Approximately what percentage of the global population is estimated to experience a mental health disorder at some point in their lives, according to World Health Organization reports?

A 5%
B 15%
C 25%
D 50%

9 How many stages of psychosocial development were proposed by Erik Erikson?

A 4
B 6
C 8
D 10

10 Which specific neurotransmitter is most commonly associated with the 'monoamine hypothesis' of depression?

A Serotonin
B GABA
C Glutamate
D Acetylcholine

11 In 1793, which French physician is credited with advocating for the humane treatment of the mentally ill at the Bicêtre Hospital?

A Philippe Pinel
B William Tuke
C Benjamin Rush
D Dorothea Dix

12 What is the standard number of categories in the ICD (International Classification of Diseases) chapter on mental and behavioral disorders?

A F00-F99
B A00-A99
C M00-M99
D Z00-Z99

13 Who was the American schoolteacher who campaigned for better conditions for the mentally ill in the mid-19th century?

A Clara Barton
B Dorothea Dix
C Florence Nightingale
D Elizabeth Blackwell

14 How many years did Sigmund Freud live?

A 73
B 83
C 93
D 103

15 Which Nobel Prize-winning neurologist developed the prefrontal lobotomy procedure in the 1930s?

A António Egas Moniz
B Walter Freeman
C Santiago Ramón y Cajal
D Eric Kandel

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