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| Psychologist are most likely to define mal-adaptive behavior as disordered if it is |
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| The Conception of psychological disorders as biologically based sicknesses is known the |
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| The medical model of psychologically disordered behavior is most likely to be criticized for neglecting the importance of |
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| observabal patterns of behavior |
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| In order to facalitate dignostic reliability, the DSM-IV typically bases diganosises on |
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| In a study by Rosenhan, researchers were admitted as patients into mental hospitals after they falsely claimed to be “hearing voices”. This study best illustrated the negative effects of |
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an inability to appreciate the wrongfulness of one’s own destructive behavior. |
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| Insantity is most clearly characterized by |
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| If people form their impressions of psychological disorder from tv, they are most likely to over estimate the percentage of people who are |
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| Compared with women, men are vulnerable to depression and vulnerable to alcohol abuse |
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| Although some psychological disorders are cultural- bound, others are universal. For example, in every known culture there are people who suffer from |
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| Episodes of intense dread that last for several minutes and are accompanied by trembling, heart palpitations, etc. are most characteristic of a |
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| An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and actions is called a disorder |
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| Pedro hears a song on the radio, he thinks of it all day long. His inability to stop illustrates the nature of an |
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| A post-dramatic stress disorder could best be described as an |
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disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity |
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| Dissociative disorders are most likely to be characterized by |
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| generalized anxiety disorder |
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| what disorder is a person continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic arousal |
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| a persistant, irrational fear of a specific object or situation |
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| phobias are most likely to be characterized by ________________. |
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| obsessive cumpulsive disorder |
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| rodi brushes his teeth 18 times a day, he uses 83 strokes up and 83 strokes down. He sufferrs from a/an ____________. |
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| classically conditioned habits |
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| learning theorists have suggested that obsessive compulsive disorders are ______________. |
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| world war 2 air raged were extremely traumatic for those who experienced them yet few people developed phobic reactions to overhead planes. This is best explained from a _________ perspective. |
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| psychological disorders conflicted by blank blank blank are caused by ___________disorders |
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| mr shamgkun had been fired 3 times for stealing money. He felt no remorse but his signs of repetence have kept his employers from taking him to court. His behavior is most indicitive of _________. |
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| because it is so common or pervasive __________ is often considered the common cold of psychological disorders. |
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| mania is most likely to be characterized by feelings of _______. |
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| the internilization of anger |
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| According to the psycho-analytic perspective, depression results from _____________. |
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| the united states, _______ are much more liey to attempt suicide than ___________. |
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| depression is associated with ________ norepin levels and _______ seratonian levels. |
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| the rise of western idividualism appears most clearly responsible for an increase in _____________ |
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| to participate more often in activities they consider pleasant and rewarded |
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| one way for people to break the vicious cycle of depression is to _______________. |
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| disorganized and fragmented thinking |
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schitzophrenia is most likely to be characterized by __________. |
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| hallucinations and delusions are most likely to be experienced by those who suffer from __________. |
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| a tendency to remain motionless for long periods is most common among those with ____________ schitzophrenia |
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| people are more likely to recover from __________ schitzophrenia than from ___________ schitzophrenia |
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| skitzophrenia victims difficulty with focusing the attention is most likely to be related to a shrinkage to the ___________. |
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| north Americans born during the winter and spring months are at a slightly increased risk for __________. |
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| uses a variety of psychological theories and therapeutic techniques |
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| an eclectic therapist is one who __________. |
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| blocking from conciousess of anxiety loaded material during therapy |
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| according to psycho-analys resistance refers to the __________. |
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| take more responsibility for their own feelings and actions |
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| humanistic therapists are likely to teach client to __________. |
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| the importance of clarifying and enhancing ones sense of self is least likely to be emphasized by __________ therapists |
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| systematic discientation is a form of _______________. |
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| in 1924 mary coverjones reported that baby peter lost his fear of rats when was repeatedly presented while he was eating a tasty snack. This best illustrated the potential usefulness of ____________. |
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| virtual reality exposure is most similar to ____________. |
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| which theraputic approach emphasizes that people are often disturbed because of their irrational interpretations of events/ |
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| the technique in which a therapist echoes and restates what a person just said in a non directive manner is called_____________. |
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| which of the following types of therapy does not belong with the others? |
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psychotherapy is likely to be most effective than a clients problem is ________. |
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| drugs effect mind and behavior |
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| psycho-farmacology involves the study of how _____________. |
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the beneficial concequences of merely expecting that a treament will help |
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| the placebo effect refers to _____________. |
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| an effective drug for the treatment of skitzophrenia is ___________. |
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| which drugs appear to produce theraputic effects by blocking receptor sites for dopamine |
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| prozac is anti-depressent drug that partially blocks the re-absorbtion and removal of ____________. |
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| the double blind technique |
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which of the following is most helpful for avoiding inflated estimates of the effectiveness of anti-depressant drugs? |
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elctro-convulsive therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of ________. |
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which of the following theraputic treatments is least likely to be used today? |
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| situational influences; personal dispositions |
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| the fundamental attribution error refers to our tendency to underestimate the impact of ________ and to overestimate the impact of _________ in explaining the behavior of others. |
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| personality traits; situational constraints |
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| we have a tendency to explain the behavior of others in terms of ________ and explain our own behavior in terms of ___________. |
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| attitudes are ________ that guide behavior |
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| a detachment from social relationships. |
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| A schizoid personality disorder is most likely to be characterized by |
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| Compulsions are best described as |
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| alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism. |
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| Bi-polar disorder is most likely to be characterized by |
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| Compared with men, women are much more likely to suffer from |
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| The incidents of major depressive disorders are among those with an identical twin who suffers from depression than among those with a fraternal twin who suffers from depression. The incidents of bi-polar disorder are for those with an identical twin who experiences a bi-polar disorder than among those with a fraternal twin experiencing this. |
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| Suicide rates are among the rich than the poor, and they were among younger men then older men |
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| internal, stable, and global. |
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| Failures are most likely to leave to depression if they are explained in terms that are |
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| It has been suggested that women are most vulnerable to depression because they are more likely to respond to negative events with self-focused rumination, this best illustrates a perspective |
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| Which of the following disorders is classified as a mood disorder? |
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| False beliefs of persecution that may accompany schizophrenia are called |
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| One of the positive symptoms of schizophrenia includes |
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| rapidly in response to a stressful life situation |
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| The chances of recovering from schizophrenia are considered to be greatest when the disorder develops |
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| A shrinkage of cerebral tissue is most likely to be associated with |
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| pre-natal viral conditions |
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| Evidence suggest that contributes to schizophrenia |
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| “Gradually developing” is to “suddenly developing” as schizophrenia is to schizophrenia |
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| Which of the following therapist would most like trying to understand an adult’s psychological disorder by exploring their childhood experience? |
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| expression toward a therapist of feelings linked with earlier life relationships. |
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| Transference refers to a client’s |
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| client-centered therapist |
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| Empathic understanding of the patient’s subjective experience is a major goal of |
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In classical conditioning therapies, maladaptive symptoms are usually considered to be |
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| systematic desenatization |
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| A token economy is to operant conditioning as is to classical conditioning |
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| associating a pleasant relaxed state with anxiety arousing material |
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Systematic desensitization involves |
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| patients actions are influenced by controlling the consequences of those actions |
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| Which of the following is the best description of techniques involving behavior modification? |
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| enabling people to discover that others have problems similar to their own |
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| Group therapy is typically more effective then individual therapy for |
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| alter the way people think and act |
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| Cognitive-behavior therapy aims to |
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| how family tensions may cause individual problems. |
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Family therapy differs from other forms of psychotherapy because it focuses on |
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| clients expectation that psychotherapy will make things better |
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| The most common ingredient underlying the success of diverse psychotherapies is the |
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| comply w/ a large request if one has previously complied w/ a small request. |
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| Two foot in the door phenomenon refers to the tendency to |
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| role-playing on attitudes. |
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| Phillip Zimbargo devised a simulated prison and randomly assigned students as prisoners or guards. This experiment best illustrated the impact of |
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| even when the group’s judgment was obviously incorrect. |
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| Solom Husch reported that individuals conformed to a group’s judgment on a link of lines |
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Normative social influence results from people’s desire to |
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| information ; normative social influence |
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Accretive of nevs opinions about reality is to as the desire for social approval is to |
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| the teachers were more obedient than most people would have predicted |
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| Most people are likely to be surprised by the results of Milgrams initial obedience exp b/c |
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| teachers were deceived and frequently subjected to sever stress. |
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| The Milgrams obedience exp’s were controversial b/c the |
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| eventually people who aren’t usually hostile can become agents of destruction. |
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| According to Milgram the most fundamental lesson to be learned to his study of obedience is that |
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| arousal encouneges performance of the most likely response. |
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| The presence of others does not always lead to social facilitation because |
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| The tendency for people to exert less effort when they are pooling their efforts toward a goal is known as |
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| Social loafing has been found to be esp. noticeable among in cultures that value . |
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| a loss of self-awareness and self-restraint in-group situations that foster arousal and anonymity. |
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| Deindividuation refers to |
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| individuals share a similar opinion |
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| Group darization is most likely to occur in a group in which |
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| The ill-fated decision of JFK and his advisors to invade Cuba best illustrates the dangers of |
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| unswervingly hold to his position |
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| Anton is the only Juror a favor acquittal on a murder charge. To influence the majority he should |
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| perform well-learned tasks more efficiently in the presence of others. |
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| Social facilitation refers to true tendency to |
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