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this theory proposed the prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame

scapegoat

During a group assignment, one person puts forward less effort than the others. This is an example of....

social loafing

Which is a least likely reason someone would obey an order from authority

to take responsibilities of their own actions

what is an example of the fundamental attribution errors?

you fail a test because it was too hard

Philip Zimbardo devised a simulated prison and randomly assigned college students to serve as prisoners and guards. This illustrates the impact of....

role playing and attitudes

behaving with unselfish concern for the welfare of others is called

altruism

what edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders are we on

DSM-5

what causes someone who drinks or does drugs to require more of the drug to maintain the same affect

tolerance

cognitive changes that accompany depression include an

increased expectation of negative outcomes

People who express anxiety through unwanted repetitive thoughts or actions may have...

OCD

Which disorder is more common with men than women

antisocial personality disorder

in which disorder do people alternate between stages of lethargic hopelessness and wild optimism

bipolar disorder

emily attributes her failure to qualify for her college soccer team to factors that are stable, global, and internal. She best illustrates...

a pessimistic explanatory

behavioral is to ___ therapy as cognitive is so _____ therapy.

action-insight

the personal strength that enables people to cope with stress and recover from adversity is called...

resilience

melanies therapist suggest that when she feels anxious, she should attribute her arousal to her highly nervous system and shift her attention to playing a game with her 5 year old son. The suggestion best illustrates which therapy?

cognitive behavioral therapy

in classical conditioning therapies, problem behaviors are usually considered to be...

conditioned responses

what is transference

the transfer of strong feelings about parents or authority figures to a therapist.

which theory most often uses virtual reality technology?

exposure therapy

who emphasized the importance of active listening in the process of psychotherapy

carl rogers

when a patient in psychoanalysis begins to have feeling towards a therapist linked to past relationships, this is called...

transference

a therapist follows a eclectic approach and believes in using these two research supported therapies for a clients depression....

psychodynamic and cognitive behavior

evidence suggests that the most effective psychotherapists are those who....

establish an empathetic, caring relationship with their patient

good therapies often share many things in common... including

hope for demoralized people

28 year old bipolar patient, gave med for epilepsy

depaktote

who is most likely to benefit from lithium

miranda, bipolar

which drug is used for anti anxiety

xanax

Cynthia thinks that her new neighbor is mean and snobbish. This _____ will likely influence Cynthia to act negatively toward her neighbor.

attitude

As Spencer is driving to campus one day, another car cuts him off and speeds ahead. Immediately he yells out "Crazy driver!" not realizing that the person is rushing to get to the hospital. Spencer's judgment BEST illustrates:

the fundamental attribution error

The Stanford Prison Experiment consisted of male college students who volunteered to participate in a simulated prison. Half of the students became guards, the other half prisoners. Who is the psychologist who had to call off the study in only six days because of the degrading behaviors displayed by the guards as well as the psychological damage to prisoners?

philip zimbardo

Denia is an expert on psychometrics and assessment; however, three of the clinicians disagree on her choice of scales. She decides to change her opinion for the good of the group. This BEST illustrates:

group think

When People perform better on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others, this is called:

social facilitation

Researchers find that conformity to the group increases when all of these occur EXCEPT:

one is made to feel secure

While visiting the Bergin-Belsen concentration camp shortly after World War II, one German civilian is said to have remarked, "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This reaction is BEST explained in terms of:

the just-world phenomina

When buying groceries, many shoppers prefer certain products simply because they have a familiar brand name. This preference BEST illustrates the importance of:

the mere-exposure act

Although the leaders of two enemy nations admit to a buildup of their own military forces, each sees the actions of the other country as unreasonable and motivated by evil intentions. This situation BEST illustrates:

mirror-image perceptions

In _____, a person exhibits persistent distress due to harmful thoughts, feelings, and actions.

a psychological disorder

After study participants were told that a videotaped interviewee was a psychiatric patient, they characterized the person with phrases like "passive type" or "frightened of his own impulses." This study BEST illustrates the:

biasing power of diagnostic labels

Which of the following disorders appears to exist consistently across different cultures and countries?

schizophrenia

Without success, Maxine spends hours each day trying to suppress the intrusive worry that she may have forgotten to lock her house when she left for work. Her experience is MOST symptomatic of a(n):

OCD

Lenore is continually tense and plagued by muscle tension, sleeplessness, and an inability to concentrate. Lenore MOST likely suffers from:

generalized anxiety disorder

People who are troubled by repetitive thoughts or actions are suffering from:

OCD

This drug is both a stimulant and a mild hallucinogen that can destroy serotonin-producing neurons with repeated use.

ecstacy

Low doses of which drug slows the sympathetic nervous system?

alcohol

approximately how many sexual assaults are associated with heavy use of alcohol?

70,000

An overabundance of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine is MOST likely to be associated with:

a manic state

For the past four weeks, Odessa has been feeling lethargic and worthless. Her friends are worried because she no longer shows interest in her normal social activities. It is very likely that Odessa is suffering from:

major depressive disorder

The brains of people who suffer from depression tend to have low levels of:

seretonine

While researchers have discovered that there are an excessive number of receptor sites for _____, it is not the only neurotransmitter involved in schizophrenia.

dopamine

Therapeutic drugs that block dopamine receptors are MOST likely to reduce:

hallucinations

Last year, Nikki was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and one of her symptoms is related to inappropriate emotion. She sometimes lapses into a "zombielike" state of apparent apathy known as:

flat effect

Although she is underweight, Lindsey is extremely afraid of becoming obese. She often checks her body in the mirror for any signs of fat and refuses to eat most foods because she insists they are fatty or high in calories. Lindsey demonstrates symptoms of:

annorexia nervosa

In an attempt to lose some of the weight gained by binge eating, Melissa uses laxatives and exercises until she is exhausted. Melissa demonstrates symptoms of:

bulimia nervosa

PET scans illustrate reduced activity in the _____ lobes of a murderer's cortex.

frontal