Abnormal Psychology Review 1

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Willie Wonka is rarely seen outside his chocolate factory,secret rooms, wild and crazy color schemes, oompa loompas and weird inventions, Wonka is and example of...

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Unusualness behavior

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People who are eccentric are...

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Rare and their behaviors generally bring joy to themselves and others

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A therapist might disregard the comfort criteria because...

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people may not be aware that their behaviors are creating a problem and may not seek help

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Which of the following is true...

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Many people assume that mental health professionals determine illness in the same manner as medical professionals determine physical diseases

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The majority of mental health professionals adhere to the _________ for labeling abnormal behaviors.

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maladaptive criterion

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Biological theories...

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are similar to a physical disease perspective, and suggests that the abnormal behaviors are the result of poor health

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Which of the following is true of ancient times concerning those were considered mad...

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Individuals who were considered afflicted with madness has no protection under the law, and the government and family members could seize their belongings

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Which of the following is false...

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Witchcraft and madness are synonymous and little or no distinct is made in cultures who believe in the existence of witches

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The Act for Regulating Madhouses passed in England was created to...

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improve the deplorable conditions of mental institutions and keep the mentally ill from being unjustly imprisioned

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Which of the following statement best characterized public sentiment of American during the 19th Century concerning the mentally ill?...

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American prejudices against immigrants and the fail rate of moral treatment lead to decreased funding because public support declined

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which of the following best describes the managed care system...?

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Managed care tries to organize health car and coordinate services for existing medical problems and prevent future problems

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What percentage of people in the U.S. are said to have psychological problems and were not receiving service by 2000...

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50 Percent

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Ms. Rachel, 2nd grade teacher with 2 students who see suspects have behavior problems.The students blurt out answers without being called on, push others in line, and constantly get out of their seats. The other students become distracted and irritated. These 2 students behaviors are considered abnormal by what criterion...

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Discomfort

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Which of the following best explains the interaction between vulnerability and stress to cause a disorder...?

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The vulnerability can be biological, psychological, or social, and when coupled with the stress causes the disorder to manifest.

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Cindy's mood has become increasing unstable since her traffic accident. She often experiences bouts of aggression and rage without provocation, others times she can be overly passive and fails to recognize direct threats...Cindy's damage to the brain occurred in the

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Limbic system

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Freud defined repression as

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Motivated forgetting

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According to freudian theory, defense mechanisms

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disguise or transform unconscious wishes

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The object relations theory suggests that

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interpersonal relationships during early childhood influence an individuals self concept and personality development

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The law of effect suggests that

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behaviors followed by a reward are strengthened

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Rachel broke her wrist jumping a hurdle at track practice.She has no fear participating at other sports,but when she see a hurdle see becomes afraid. The conditioned stimulus is ______ and the conditioned response is ______

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Jumping the hurdle/fear of falling

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Martha found her husband with another woman, a child was involved, Martha constantly asked why the extramarital relationship happened, why he was unhappy with her, why he didnt tell her about the child...What type of cognition is martha exhibiting?

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Causal attribution

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Reggie was using drugs, had several encounters with the law. Police record kept him from getting several apartments, deems his apartment search as hopeless. He often thinks I might as well give up, how can i get ahead if no one will give me a chance.Reggie is experiencing...?

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learned helplessness

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Critics of the cognitive theories argue that...

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The relationship between negative emotions and irrational beliefs are not well documented by empirical data

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Which of the following is true concerning humanistic and existential theories?

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Critics of humanistic and existential theories purport that the theories are vague and impossible to test significantly

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Lena is opinionated and over controlling, demands her way and refuses to offer help to anyone in needs. She is tight with money, she probably became fixated in which psychosexual stage of development according to Freud..?

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ANAL!