Psychology Test 3 Flashcards

Front 1

Troubling thoughts feelings, or behaviors that cause psychological discomfort or interfere with a person's ability to function.

Back 1

Psychological Disorder

Front 2

Freud's theory of personality disorder stressed the idea that ____________________ provide the foundation for the later peronsality.

Back 2

early childhood experiences

(psychoanalysis)

Front 3

This type of Short-Term Dynamic Therapy focuses on current relationships; interpersonal problems as core of psychological symptoms; highly structured.

Back 3

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

Front 4

Why was IPT originally developed?

Back 4

To treat depression.

Front 5

Under Humanistic Theories, according to _____________, the client centered therapist ideally should demonstrate ___________, ____________ and ____________

Back 5

1) Rogers
2) Genuineness
3) unconditional positive regard
4) empathetic understanding

Front 6

The basic assumption of Behavior Therapy is.......

Back 6

adaptive and maladaptive behaviors are learned.

Front 7

This therapy consists of computer generated scenes that a person views using goggles and a special motion sensitive headset.

Back 7

Virtual Reality Thereapy

Front 8

This therapy is based on the assumption that psychological problems are essentially caused by irrational and illogical patterns of thinking.

Back 8

Cognitive Therapy

(think cognition=thought)

Front 9

This type of therapy involves a treatment plan that integrates behavior modification techniques and cognitive behavior techniques.

Back 9

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy

Front 10

One or more therapists working with several therapy at the same time.

Back 10

Group Therapy

Front 11

The family is a dynamic, interdependent system in which each member plays a distinct role

Back 11

Family Therapy

Front 12

Increase intimacy and improve problem solving and communication skills of people in a committed relationship.

Back 12

Couples Therapy

Front 13

Under this therapy, the first step is to identify the core irrational beliefs that are causing distress.

Back 13

Rational Emotive Therapy

Front 14

This alters mental functions, alleviates psychological symptoms and is used to treat psychological or mental disorders.

Back 14

Psychotropic Medication

Front 15

These type of drugs reduce hallucinations, delusions and other so-called positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

Back 15

Anti psychotics

Front 16

This is used for the treatment of severe depression and is a short burst of electricity to the brain that induces seizure.

Back 16

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Front 17

Branch of psychology that is focused on understanding the internal physical events and processes that correspond with our experiences and behaviors.

Back 17

Biological Psychology

Front 18

Branch of science that is concerned with the study of the nervous system and the brain.

Back 18

Neuroscience

Front 19

The most common form of communication between neurons is _____________

Back 19

chemical.

Front 20

The nervous system is made up of what two branches?

Back 20

The central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (carries messages to and from the CNS)

Front 21

This part of the brain is responsible for breathing, heart rate, digestion, and other vital reflexes-swallowing, coughing, vomiting, sneezing

Back 21

The Medulla

(think JFK)

Front 22

The brain's ability to physically change in response to environmental stimulation is called _____________.

Back 22

Structural Plasticity.

Front 23

The brains ability to shift functions from damaged to undamaged areas is called _________________.

Back 23

Functional plasticity.

Front 24

This part of the brain exerts considerable influence over the secretion of hormones throughout the body: sex, hunger, thirst, sleep, water balance, body temp, circadian rhythms, hormone secretion

Back 24

Hypothalamus

Front 25

This part of the brain plays a role in forming new memories.

Back 25

Hippocampus

Front 26

The idea that specific areas of the cerebral cortex are associated with specific behaviors or psychological processes

Back 26

Cortical Specialization

Front 27

The idea that specific psychological or cognitive functions are processed primarily on one side of the brain.

Back 27

Lateralization of Function

(lateral=to the side)

Front 28

A pseudoscience that is related to personality characteristics to bumps on the skull.

Back 28

Phrenology

Front 29

Phrenology helped to introduce the idea of brain _______________, while the split brain research demonstrated the principle of brain _____________

Back 29

1) Localization
2) Lateralization

Front 30

The popularity of ____________ triggered scientific interest due to the idea that specific psychological and mental functions are located in specific __________ ___________.

Back 30

1) Phrenology
2) Brain Areas

Front 31

The process of detecting a physical stimulus such as light, sound, heat or pressure.

Back 31

Sensation

Front 32

Perception that is below the threshold of conscious awareness.

Back 32

Subliminal Perception

Front 33

The __________ ___________ is a small gap in our field of vision.

Back 33

Blind Spot.

Front 34

What is the path taken by light through the eye from the outside in?

Back 34

1) Cornea
2) Pupil
3) Lens
4) Retina

Front 35

Colors such as red, green or blue are caused by different ___________ __ _________.

Back 35

Wavelengths of light.

Front 36

Our perception of sound is directly related to the physical properties of ___________ ___________.

Back 36

Sound waves.

Front 37

The ___________ ___________ is thought to regulate the emotional response to odors.

Back 37

Limbic System

Front 38

________________ are chemical signals used by animals to communicate information and effect the behavior of other members of the same species.

Back 38

Pheremones.

Front 39

The stimuli that produce sensation of an odor are _____________ __ __ ___.

Back 39

Molecules in the air.

Front 40

The active mental process of integrating, organizing and interpreting sensory data.

Back 40

Perception.

Front 41

These psychologists investigated the basic rules of perception in the 1900's.

Back 41

Gestalt.

Front 42

Drawbacks to atypical antipsychotics include:

Back 42

disruptions in normal movement, weight gain, sleepness and a reduced ability to concentrate.