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61 Cards in this Set
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________________'s study on mental hospitals alerts us to how labeling can affect perceptions of normal or abnormal behavior.
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ROSENHAN'S
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True or False? A normal person wrongly admitted intoa psychiatric hospital could expect that at least one "real patient" would view them as a fake.
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TRUE
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_____________ are false or irrational beliefs
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DELUSIONS
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The presence of delusions or hallucinations in a person's behavior is a strong indicator of _______________
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PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
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__________________ models of mental illness emphasize the contribution of cognitive, environmental, and biological factors.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL
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The cognitive perspective views _____________ as key factors in mental disorder.
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HOW WE PERCIEVE AND THINK
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Someone who believes in the ______________approach is most likely to believe that Shannon fears dogs today as a result of being attacked by a pit bull when she was a teenager.
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BEHAVIORAL
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A serious criticism of the ______________ model is that the patient becomes a passive recipient of treatment
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MEDICAL
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The etiology of a mental disorder is anoher term for it's _______________.
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CAUSE
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An example of __________________ is when an adult claims to have an imaginary companion who tells him what to do.
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IRRATIONALITY
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed) is organized by ________________
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SYMPTOMS
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The term ______________ refers to a loss of contact with reality.
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PSYCHOSIS
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Psychosis involves a ______________ with ________________
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BREAK, REALITY
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__________________ AND ______________________ are the two best known mood disorders.
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UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR DISORDER
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____________________ is the most common of all major mental disturbances
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UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION
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The tendency for some depressed persons to perpetuate depression by blaming themselves for negative events is termed _____________ ____________ by Martin Seligman.
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LEARNED HELPLESSNESS
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_______________ involves changes in the horomone melatonin.
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SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)
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_____________________ for the treatment of depression involves teaching a patient to alter their helpless thinking and to cope in unpleasant situations.
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COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES
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Compulsions are intended to reduce or prevent ________________
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DISCOMFORT
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A ___________________ is a repetitive act performed in response to tension
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COMPULSION
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a key common element among different forms of therapy such as psychoanalysis, behavioral therapy, and drug therapy is a relationship that focuses on changing __________________ and ____________________.
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BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL PROCESSES
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_______________ are the group that is least likely to have access to adequate mental care.
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THE POOR
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Name four necessary parts of the therapeutic process.
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ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM
DETERMINING THE PROBLEM'S CAUSE CARRYING OUT TREATMENT DETERMINING THE LIKELIHOOD OF IMPROVEMENT |
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True or False? Uncovering unconscious memories is a necessary part of the therapeutic process.
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FALSE
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Before deciding on the partiular form of treatment for an individual, a therapist needs to ____________ the problem and it's ________________
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IDENTIFY, CAUSES
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__________________ is considered to be one of the ______________ therapies
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PSYCHOANALYSIS, INSIGHT
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Researchers have found that paraprofessionals are about as ________________as professionals.
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EFFECTIVE
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_____________________ therapy tries to help patients understand the thoughts, emotions, and motives that underlie their difficulties.
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INSIGHT
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The process of ______________ refers to the situation in which a patient's feelings for his or her therapist reflect relationships with their parents
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TRANSFERENCE
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Classical Freudian psychoanalysis emphasizes the process of unconscious ________________ and the importance of early ____________________ development for personality.
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MOTIVATION, CHILDHOOD
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Post-Fredian analysts differ from classic psychoanalysts in that they emphasize interpersonal ___________________ and self-concept.
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RELATIONSHIPS
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The focus of cognitive therapy is on ____________________ ________________
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RATIONAL THINKING
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Sex and aggression are to Freud as __________________ is to Rogers
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UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD
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The process of the relationship, not the personalities is the focus of _____________________ therapy.
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COUPLES
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TRUE OR FALSE? Johanna and Stuart are seeing a couples therapist. The therapist is LEAST likely to help them figure out how they can use projection and transference to improve their relationship.
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TRUE
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Name the correct sequence of steps in systematic desensitization.
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Develop Anxiety Heirarchy,
Practice Relaxation, associate relaxation with anxieties. |
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________________ ________________ is most often used to treat anxiety disorders
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SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION
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________________________ therapy is useful for the treatment of drug addiction.
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AVERSION THERAPY
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______________ _________________ tries to modify problematic behavior patterns by arranging conditions in which the client will observe role models being reinforced for the desired response.
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SOCIAL LEARNING
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Helping clients develop a sense of mastery is the desired goal of ________________ therapy.
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COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL
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_____________________ was the 1950's researcher who created a furor by claiming that psychotherapy does not work
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EYSENCK
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How stressful situations can rapidly affect personality was an important lesson learned from what study?
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STANFORD PRISION STUDY
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________________ is the field that studies human interactions and relationships.
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
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The _______ ________________ is the key determinant of individual behavior according to social psychology?
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SOCIAL SITUATION
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A social psychologist would explain your behavior at a party with many people you do not know as strongly determined by what factor?
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HOW OTHERS ARE BEHAVING
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The results of whose studies challenge the myth that only certain people would blindly follow orders to harm another?
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MILGRAM'S
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If you were a subject in Milgram's experiment, when would you be LEAST likely to show obedience?
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WHEN YOU RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE AUTHORITY FIGURE BY TELEPHONE
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The murder of Kitty Genovese demontrated the impact of _______ _____________?
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BYSTANDER APATHY
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A contrived emergency was used by _____________ to model the issue of bystander apathy
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BIBB LATANE AND JOHN DARLEY
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Laboratory studies of bystander intervention indicate that the likelihood of intervention _______________ as the number of bystanders _____________
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DECREASED, INCREASED
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TRUE or FALSE? Erika who has had CPR training is most likely to help a woman who has fainted at the mall.
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TRUE
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When were subjects in Moriarity's theft studies more likely to intervene?
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WHEN THEY HAD BEEN ASKED TO WATCH THE VICTIM'S PROPERTY
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Believing that personal traits, rather than situations, determine outcomes involves the ___________ _____________ error.
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FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION
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We tend to believe that other people's actions are due to their _______________.
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PERSONAL TRAITS
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When Tad gets an A on his test and his mother praises him for his brilliance she is committing which error?
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FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION ERROR
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Prejudice refers to a _______________ judgement
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NEGATIVE
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When Ramon believes that it is his teacher's fault that he failed his chemistry test, he is using what?
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A SELF-SERVING BIAS
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The _________ acts to maintain our self esteem.
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SELF-SERVING BIAS
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________________ refers to a learned negative attitude toward a person based on that person's membership in a particular group
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CONFORMITY
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TRUE OR FALSE? As the social distance increases, the probability of prejudice increases?
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TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE? A person who sees himself as an athlete, a father, and a musician is most likely to place a drummer in his in-group.
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TRUE
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