PSYC 101 quiz 8 solutions complete answers

PSYC 101 quiz 8 solutions complete answers 

 

A technique used in psychoanalysis where the patient is encouraged to say whatever comes to mind without evaluating or discarding material.

 

_____ therapies are directed toward altering individuals’ perceptions of the world and of themselves.

 

An essential feature of ______ is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.

 

_____ is the main way to treat personality disorders.

 

A disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent panic attacks.

 

An episode occurring for no apparent reason involving intense fear and anxiety, often accompanied by physical symptoms such as shortness of breath and heart palpitations.

 

Deficit in ______ functions involve such things as reasoning, problem solving, abstract thinking, judgment, academic learning, and learning from experience.

 

When a therapist exposes a patient to fear- or anxiety-producing stimuli.

 

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can be linked to which of the following?

 

Psychodynamic theory suggests that conflict existing among the id, ego, and superego produces anxiety in an individual.

 

Disorders characterized by recurrent and unwanted thoughts and/or the need to perform repetitive physical or mental actions.

 

A complex type of dissociation in which individuals are from time to time dominated by distinctly different, complex, highly integrated personalities.

 

A psychotic disorder characterized by emotional, cognitive, and perceptual confusion and a consequent breakdown of effective contact with others and with reality.

 

___ involves fear of being alone.

 

In _____, the behavioral part helps people change the way they react to anxiety-provoking situations.

 

Defense mechanisms (i.e. denial, regression, sublimation, etc.) emerge to reduce this anxiety.

 

______ models lead to treatment concentrating on “unlearning” unacceptable behavior and learning (or relearning) more acceptable forms of behavior.

 

A type of therapy where the therapist tries to replace an undesirable response with another incompatible and more desirable response. The procedure is particularly effective for phobias.

 

A legal term defined by law and determined by a court in consultation with mental health experts.

 

This form of intervention is designed to shape and establish new behaviors, such as learning to speak and play, and reduce undesirable ones.

 

Contemporary cognitive models take into account the interaction of _____ and ____ events with cognitive problems.

 

The goal of therapy for the A-B-C theory of disturbance is ____.

 

____ means fear of open or public places.

 

Individuals with ____ may display repetitive patterns of behavior, interest, or activity.

 

Systematic processes for helping individuals overcome their psychological problems.

 

According to the text, ____ is among the most devastating and the most baffling of human emotions.

 

Redirection of feelings directed toward the therapist that are associated with important figures in the patient’s life.

 

A state occurring when an individual who regularly uses a drug, stops or reduces drug use, and can have unpleasant and sometimes dangerous reactions.

 

A neuro-developmental disorder characterized by deficits in general intellectual functioning, involving things such as reasoning, problem solving, abstract thinking, judgment, academic learning, and learning from experience.

 

What percentage of all Americans aged 12 and up have tried one or more drugs?

 

A significant departure from average intellectual and adaptive functioning.

 

Dissociative ___ is a loss of memory characterized by wandering and sometimes assuming a new identity.

 

_____ functioning refers to an inability to meet developmental and sociocultural standards for personal independence and social responsibility in activities of daily life.

 

A disorder marked by excessive anxiety and worry, as a general state rather than episodic subjective sensation of anxiety.

 

A developmental disorder marked by impairments in cognitive skills such as reading, writing, arithmetic, or mathematical skills.

 

What is the principal difference between medical/biological models of abnormality and the behavioral models?

 

In _____, the cognitive part helps people change the thinking patterns supporting their fears.

 

The ego’s defenses against revealing sensitive issues.

 

A neuro-developmental disorder of varying severity characterized by persistent, pervasive, and sustained impairments in how an individual interacts with or communicates with others.

 

Neuropsychological research provides a great deal of evidence indicating that an overactive amygdala may be associated with a higher risk of _____.

 

Therapist has the patient focus on his or her immediate interpretation of the meanings of environmental events, rather than obscure historical causes.

 

The _____model is primarily useful as a descriptive tool but does not help explain why an individual may display abnormal behavior.

 

______ involves a fear of social situations.

 

Recent use of a substance that induces a maladaptive and impairing state but is reversible.

 

A major disturbance in an individual’s thinking, feelings, or behavior that reflects a problem in mental function.

 

______ models lead to treatments designed to eliminate the causes of malfunctioning.

 

A disorder that appears following exposure to an extremely traumatic event where fear is experienced long after the traumatic event.

 

When a therapist attempts to attach negative feelings and bring about avoidance behavior with respect to certain situations.

 

The idea that people are influenced by the consequences of their behavior and their immediate environmental circumstances are more relevant than early experiences or psychic conflicts.

 

Dissociative ____ is a sudden and temporary loss of memory not attributable to any organic cause.

 

Phobias are intense, irrational ____, recognized by the person as unreasonable, and often leading to avoidance of certain objects or situations.

 

In _____, the behavioral part helps people change the way they react to anxietyprovoking situations.

 

A classification of medications that treats depression through regulating neurotransmitters like serotonin.

 

False beliefs or opinions are ____.

 

Defined as guides, or ways of looking at things, ____ tell us what to look for when we’re trying to understand, explain, and define what we mean by mental disorders.

 

Perceptions of experiences without corresponding external stimuli together with a compelling feeling that these are real.