Chapter 13
The most widely used objective personality test is the ________.
What is the MMPI-2 ?
During the Middle Ages, abnormal behavior was frequently attributed to:
What is demon possession?
The medically based therapy/therapies most commonly used today is/are:
What is psychoactive drugs?
The fundamental or most basic defense mechanism is ________.
What is repression?
The unique and relatively stable ways in which people think, feel, and behave
What is personality?
Audrey is a normal, healthy two-year old. Her main task, according to Erikson, will be to develop a sense of ________.
What is autonomy?
The psychoanalytic approach to psychological disorders stresses the importance of:
What are unresloved conflicts resulting from early childhood?
An important advantage of group therapy is that:
What is clients learn that others have problems similar to their own?
Re-experiencing a traumatic event long after the event is associated with ________ disorder.
What is PTSD?
According to Freud, the part of the mind that remains hidden at all times, surfacing only in symbolic form in dreams and in some of the behavior people engage in without knowing why they have done so is the ____.
What is the unconscious?
Adler believed that people often are motivated by ________.
What are feelings of inferiority?
A severe anxiety reaction that takes place immediately, or very soon, after an extremely stressful event is known as ________.
What is acute stress disorder?
Which of the following approaches is based on the premise that people naturally strive to reach their potential and lead a fulfilling life?
What is the humanistic approach?
During a case conference, a therapist says his recommendation is to use a technique based on classical conditioning that associates the client's drinking with an unpleasant stimuli. You recognize that the recommended treatment is:
What is aversion therapy?
The study of the inherited portions of personality is called ____.
What is behavioral genetics?
Pleasure principle is to ________ as reality principle is to ________.
What is id to ego?
Last month Pam was giddy, impulsive, and talkative; this month she is sad, silent, and almost motionless. What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?
What is bipolar disorder?
Systematic desensitization is especially useful as a treatment for ________.
What are phobias?
This is NOT characteristic of the antisocial personality disorder?
What is low intelligence?
Throughout life, personality changes ____.
What is very little?
"I didn't get the job even though I was the most qualified applicant because the company has to hire a minority worker." This probably illustrates which defense mechanism?
What is rationalization?
Martha vacuums the carpet in her living room 15 times a day. It is very likely that she is suffering from which of the following disorders?
What is obsessive-compulsive?
Allen, who has a drug addiction problem, is MOST likely to be successfully treated by ________.
What is behavior therapy?
________ therapies have had considerable success in treating many types of disorders, including depression, stress disorders, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and even some types schizophrenia.
What is cognitive and cognitive-behavioral?
To explain a person’s personality, behaviorists would look to ____.
What are the early experiences of rewards and punishments for certain behavior?