Psyc 151 Final

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Which model of abnormality holds that physical, mental, and cultural factors are intertwined and that they must all be considered when dealing with psychology disorders?

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The biopsychosocial model

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Dave's wife suggests that he talk to a doctor because or his inability to cope with criticism. The doctor suggests that Daves problem represents the expression of a repressed, unresolved, internal conflict buried in his unconscious mind that has its roots in Daves childhood. This view is typical of the___model of abnormality.

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Psychodynamic

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The biological model views psychological disorders as resulting from__.

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Psychological causes

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What do psychologists call disorders that are found only in particular cultures?

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Cultural-bound syndromes

Front 5

What is the primary difficulty with applying the criterion of "social norm deviance" to define abnormal behavior?

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Behavior that is considered disordered in one culture may be accepted in another.

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What is the branch of psychology that is concerned with the study of abnormal behavior?

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Psychopathology

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The social or environmental setting of a persons behavior is referred to as___.

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The situational context

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Any behavior that does not allow a person to function with in or adapt to the stresses and every day demands of life is considered___.

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Maladaptive

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According to the behaviorist, disordered behavior is a result of__.

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A set of learned responses

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The tendency of those studying psychopathology to start seeing themselves as suffering from the illnesses being discussed is known as.

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Psychology students syndrome

Front 11

Durning the Renaissance, abnormal behavior was believed to result from__.

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Witchcraft

Front 12

Which of the following culture-bound syndromes is found mostly in the Western cultures?

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Anorexia nervosa

Front 13

You are a psychologist who is evaluating the behavior of a new client. The client tells you that he does not like to wear clothing and that he walks around nude most of the time. In addition, he tells you that he lives in a society in which clothing is required and nudity is seen as abnormal. Which of the following is NOT a criterion by which you evaluate your client's behavior as abnormal ?

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Subjective discomfort

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Archaeologists have found skulls from as long ago as 3000B.C. that bear evidence of an ancient surgical technique, whereby holes were cut into skulls of love individuals in an attempt to release demons from the possessed victim. This process is called__.

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Trepanning

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Which of the following is one definition of abnormal behavior?

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Behavior that is rare

Front 16

It is not unreasonable to assume that in ancient times signs or mental illness were believed to be caused by__.

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Demons

Front 17

Which of the following statements is true about the DSM-IV-TR?

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It describes symptoms and includes a checklist of a specific criteria for diagnosis.

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DSM stands for:

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

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Which model of abnormality views abnormal behavior as the result of illogical thinking?

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Cognitive

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You are a constant on jeopardy! And it is your turn. You say to Alex,"I'll take ancient explanations of mental illness for $100." The answer is,"his was the first record attempt to explain abnormal behavior as due to some biological process." The smile on your face reveals the confidence you have as you say___.

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"Who is Hippocrates?"

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___ is a mood disorder that is caused by the body's reaction to low levels of light present in the winter months.

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Seasonal affective disorder

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An irrational, persistent fear of something is called a___.

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Phobia

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Researchers have discovered that during specific periods in one's life, certain abilities must develop or they will not develop later. These are knows as__.

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Critical periods

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Learned, relatively enduring feelings about objects, events, or issues are called__.

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Attitudes

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Information selected from sensory memory is transferred to conscious awareness or:

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Short-term memory

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Ellie is a graduate student in psychology at the local university. She is interested in one day specializing in the study of abnormal behavior. What area of psychology should she focus on in school?

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Psychopathology

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A subset of cases selected from a larger population is a __.

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Sample

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A research method in which the real-life behavior of a pre-selected person or a group is studied at an in-depth level for some time though the use of observation, interviews, and writings is the __ method of research.

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Case study

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Which term refers to a way to define abnormality by comparing an individual's behavior to the norms or standards of the society in which an individual lives?

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Social norm deviance

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A cultures expectation of masculine and feminine behaviors can be defined as__.

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Gender roles

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The site or many mental processes that are unique to humans(self-awareness, imitative, planning ability, and goal-directed behavior) is the ___.

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Frontal lobes

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Positive correlation shows:

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That as one variable changes, another changes in the same direction

Front 33

A dealer persuades a customer to buy a new car by reducing the price to well below that of his competitors. Once the customer has agreed to buy the car, the terms of the sale ate shifted, by lowering the value of the trade-in and requiring the purchase of expensive extra equipment. Now the car totals well above the current market rate. This is an example of the __ procedure.

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Lowball

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Which of the following is an example of punishment?

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Taking away a child's favorite toy for hitting another child.

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The myelin sheath:

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Helps to speed up neural messages within the cell

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The person MOST closely associated with the law of effect is__.

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Thorndike

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The pattern of characteristic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that persist over time and situations and distinguishes one person from another is called__.

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Personality

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It's midnight, you are alone in your room studying. You hear a loud crash outside your room, and your whole body reacts instantly and furiously. The system the produces these reactions is the __ system.

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Sympathetic nervous

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According to studies done by Holmes, there is a positive correlation between stress and__.

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Major illness

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A negative reinforcer is a stimulus that is _ and thus_ the probability of a response.

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Removed;increases

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A persons sense of being boy or girl, or man or woman, is their gender_.

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Identity

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Adaptation is the process in which__.

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Receptor sensitivity changes depending upon the intensity of the stimulus.

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Psychologists use research techniques based on __.

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The scientific method

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Audrey is a normal healthy two year old. Her main task according to erikson will be to develop a sense of__.

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Autonomy

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What is the tendency to make internal attributions when we succeed and external attributions when we fail?

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Self-serving bias

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People who are attempting to become extremely thin by refusing to eat suffer from__.

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Anorexia nervosa

Front 47

Which of the following is the correct order for Paige's four stages of cognitive development?

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Sensory motor. Preoperational. Concrete operations. Formal operations.

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__ is used to help psychological professionals diagnose psychological disorders.

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The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

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Which of the following statements is true about anxiety ?

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Some anxiety is realistic when it's sources is understandable

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Which of the following statements is true about anxiety ?

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Some anxiety is realistic when it's sources is understandable

Front 51

Hippocrates maintained that mental illness was__.

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Causes by imbalances of vital body fluids

Front 52

Which hormone is the primary determinant of whether a baby will develop make or female external genitalia.

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Androgen

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Which hormone is the primary determinant of whether a baby will develop make or female external genitalia.

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Androgen

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According to Festinger, the feeling of discomfort that results from the realization that our beliefs and our behaviors are discrepant is called:

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Cognitive dissonance

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Which hormone is the primary determinant of whether a baby will develop make or female external genitalia.

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Androgen

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According to Festinger, the feeling of discomfort that results from the realization that our beliefs and our behaviors are discrepant is called:

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Cognitive dissonance

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Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session. She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder. What concept from memory research is the basis of her advise ?

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Serial position effect

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Which is the most likely prototype for the concept "vehicle"?

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Car