Abnormal Psychology: Chapters 4, 5 And 7

Front 1

A psychologist who is studying the effects of stress on physical health is most likely a ______.

Back 1

Health Psychologist

Front 2

A generalized state of apprehension or foreboding is called ______.

Back 2

Anxiety

Front 3

Disturbances in mood that are serious enough to impair daily functioning are called _________.

Back 3

mood disorders

Front 4

4. According to Aaron Beck, ______ sets the stage for depression when one faces a personal loss or negative life event.

Back 4

cognitive distortions

Front 5

The term_________ refers to a state of physical or mental pain or suffering.

Back 5

distress

Front 6

Every time David enters an airport terminal, he feels lightheaded. His heart races and his stomach hurts. If David has an anxiety disorder, his symptoms would be classified in the _______domain of anxiety

Back 6

physical

Front 7

Alex has severe mood swings from extreme elation and hyperactivity to major depression. One moment he feels like he's on top of the world, the next moment he feels suicidal. He is probably suffering from ______.

Back 7

Bipolar Disorder

Front 8

In the DSM-5, acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder are classified as ______.

Back 8

Traumatic Stress Disorders

Front 9

The process of pulling isolated negative details from an event and ignoring all the positive details from the same event is know as ______

Back 9

Mental filter/selective abstraction

Front 10

Joanne is in a very downcast mood. She has a poor appetite, has lost weight, and feels constantly fatigued. She has lost interest in most of her regular activities because they seem like "too much effort" and they no longer give her any pleasure. She seems indifferent to her family and friends and has recurrent thoughts of suicide. She is best described as suffering from ____

Back 10

Major Depressive Disorder

Front 11

Jody is suffering from severe tension headaches and anxiety due to an extremely overwhelming schedule. The most precise term for Jody’s physical and emotional reaction is ______.

Back 11

anxiety disorder

Front 12

According to your text, ____ is perhaps the most important predictor of suicide.

Back 12

Hopelessness

Front 13

A state of unusual elation, energy, and activity is known as ______.

Back 13

Mania

Front 14

In the DSM-5, dysthymia is also referred to as ___________

Back 14

Persistent Depressive Disorder

Front 15

Don suddenly quit his job, enrolled in law school for day classes, took on a job waiting tables at night, and began organizing charity drives on weekends. He also began work on his "great American novel" and offered to coach a little league team in his "spare time." His behavior is typical of someone having a ______.

Back 15

Manic espisode

Front 16

Which gland releases hormones plays a key role in the physical reaction to stress?

Back 16

adrenal cortex

Front 17

The ______ system is a system of ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.

Back 17

Endocrine System

Front 18

Dick has episodes of sheer terror when riding on subway trains. He breaks into a cold sweat and often feels like he is having a heart attack. During these attacks he imagines that he is completely losing control of himself. Dick's disorder is best described as a ______ disorder.

Back 18

Panic

Front 19

Martin Seligman developed the ______ theory to explain the cause of depression being based on a person’s experiences and failure to learn coping responses

Back 19

learned helplessness

Front 20

An excessive, irrational fear of being in public without the availability of escape or help is ______.

Back 20

Agoraphobia

Front 21

Lindsay has a panic disorder. Along with psychotherapy, she is likely to be prescribed______ medication

Back 21

antidepressant

Front 22

Greater excitability of the ______ may explain why people with phobic disorders experience more fear in response to threatening cues from the environment.

Back 22

amygdala

Front 23

Which branch of the autonomic nervous system is aroused to deal with threat?

Back 23

Sympathetic Nervous Sysytem

Front 24

Prozac relieves depression primarily by raising levels of ______ in the brain.

Back 24

serotonin

Front 25

Intense, unrealistic fears of being judged negatively by others when in public situations are called ______

Back 25

Social Anxiety Disorder (social phobia)

Front 26

The general adaptation syndrome is based on the work of ______.

Back 26

Hans Selye

Front 27

Zelda visits a therapist for treatment of her anxiety. Her therapist teaches her to relax on a couch while working her way through a fear-stimulus hierarchy. Eventually, Zelda is able to remain calm in each of the situations presented in the hierarchy. Her therapist used a technique called ______.

Back 27

systematic desensitization

Front 28

The body’s three-stage physiological reaction to stress is called the ______.

Back 28

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAD)

Front 29

Men are most likely to use ______ in their suicide attempts.

Back 29

guns

Front 30

The “fight-or-flight” reaction characterizes the ______ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Back 30

alarm(2nd)

Front 31

A therapist points out to her client that the client's social phobia results from irrational needs for social approval and extreme perfectionism. The therapist is following a treatment approach most like that of ______.

Back 31

Cognitive therapists

Front 32

Corinne is plagued by fears that she is going to be “contaminated” by some germ-infested object she happens to touch, then will develop some horrible illness and die. As a result, she engages in elaborate hand-washing rituals. She spends several hours a day at the sink and washes her hands after touching anybody or anything that might have dirt or germs. Her symptoms are most suggestive of ______ disorder

Back 32

Obsessive-Compulsive

Front 33

The ______ nervous system dominates the exhaustion stage.

Back 33

parasympathetic

Front 34

In Latino adolescents, higher levels of acculturation are also linked to increased risk of__________.

Back 34

smoking and sex

Front 35

An intrusive, recurrent thought or image that an individual cannot control is known as a(n) ______.

Back 35

Obsession

Front 36

More acculturated Mexican-American college students tend to come from ______socioeconomic backgrounds

Back 36

low

Front 37

A person who feels "keyed up" and worries about minor things has characteristics of ______.

Back 37

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Front 38

______ is characterized by the accumulation of and need to retain stacks of unnecessary and seemingly useless possessions, causing personal distress or making it difficult to maintain habitable living space.

Back 38

Hoarding Disorder

Front 39

Ann recognizes her stressors, evaluates them and modifies her reactions to render them less harmful. She is applying ______ coping.

Back 39

problem-focused

Front 40

.An irresistible, repetitive urge to engage in a specific behavior, usually to relieve anxiety is a (n) ______.

Back 40

compulsion

Front 41

A coping style that attempts to minimize emotional responsiveness rather than deal directly with a stressor is known as ______ coping

Back 41

emotional

Front 42

Practitioners of cognitive-behavioral therapy combine ______ with cognitive restructuring to treat social phobia.

Back 42

exposure treatment

Front 43

3. An example of emotion-focused coping is ___________________

Back 43

avoidance

Front 44

The central feature of a generalized anxiety disorder is ______.

Back 44

excessive worry

Front 45

The effects of stress can be moderated or buffered by __________

Back 45

self-efficacy, psychological hardiness and styles of coping

Front 46

A cluster of stress-buffering traits characterized by commitment, challenge, and control are known as
______.

Back 46

psychological hardiness

Front 47

Adjustment disorders are classified in the DSM-5 within a category of ____________.

Back 47

Trauma and stressor-related disorders

Front 48

For an individual with Acute Stress Disorder, stronger or more persistent symptoms of dissociation around the time of the trauma is associated with a greater likelihood of later development of ________.

Back 48

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Front 49

Recently, investigators reported that this brain structure ___________was smaller in a group of combat veterans with PTSD than in combat veterans without PTSD (Moreyet al., 2012).

Back 49

amygdala

Front 50

From the learning perspective, the fear component of posttraumatic stress disorder is learned through _____.

Back 50

classical/operant conditioning