Definitions
An enduring pattern of behavior that leads one to think, feel, and behave consistently across time and situation
Personality
According to Freud, the ego operates on the __________ principle
Reality
Extreme sadness, inability to enjoy anything, guilt, and suicidal ideation would indicate that a person is suffering from what disorder?
Major Depressive Disorder
Freudian therapy is known as:
Psychoanalytic therapy
“Psychological discomfort that arises when one closely held belief contradicts another” is a way to describe
Cognitive dissonance
Failure to move forward from one psychosexual stage to another
fixation
This personality disorder involves breaking laws, reckless behavior, and lack of attachment to others
Antisocial personality disorder
What is the system used to diagnose psychological disorders in the United States and other countries called?
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, what percentage of the population experiences a mental illness in a given year?
about 20%
According to which psychologist, there is no such thing as personality, but rather behaviors that are either reinforced or punished?
B.F. Skinner
Cognitive processes, behaviors, and context all feed off of each other in a given outcome
reciprocal determinism
Someone with this personality disorder has very few friends, engages in cutting, has extreme mood swings, and is likely to attempt suicide as a cry for help
Borderline personality disorder
Which of these would NOT be considered a criterion for considering a behavior as ‘abnormal’?
A. Distressful and/or dysfunctional
B. Culturally acceptable
C. Dangerous and/or distressful
culturally acceptable
Which of these types of psychotherapy has evidence for being one of the most effective for anxiety and mood disorders such as major-depressive disorder?
Cognitive behavioral therapy
What aspect of human behavior seems to contradict social exchange theory?
Altruism
When you believe that your life is a direct result of the effort you put into it
Internal Locus of Control
Which personality test is a projective test and uses pictures as a way to generate a story?
The Thematic Apperception Test
One key symptom of major depressive disorder is ____________, meaning a diminished ability to experience pleasure.
anhedonia
Unconditional positive regard is a concept from which form of therapy?
Humanistic
The three components of an attitude are
Feeling, behavior and cognition
“If you are poor, you must have done something to be poor.” This is a statement predicted by the ______________
Just world hypothesis
Name all 5 "Big Five" personality traits?
extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
Psychological syndromes such as koro and dhat are examples of __________ syndromes
culture-specific syndromes
A therapist who understands and effectively addresses issues of ethnicity and culture is said to be:
Culturally competent
Most psychologists agree that behavior is a result of both the situation and one’s internal disposition or personality. Social psychologists have promoted the _________ perspective, while personality theorists argue for the _____________ perspective, respectively.
Word choices:
situationist
dispositionist