General Psychology
The discipline concerned with behavior, and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism's physical state, mental state and external environment.
What is Psychology
That child was a bad actor; he had a serious behavior disorder. It wasn’t difficult to understand how he got that way after I had a few sessions with his parents and siblings.
What is family therapy
Most mental disorders are incurable
False
In an obsessive-compulsive reaction, the _______ is the thought and the _______ is the action carrying out the thought.
What is obsession; compulsion?
An inferred process that causes movement either toward a goal or away from an unpleasant situation.
What is motivation?
She has the worst case of obsessive-compulsive disorder I’ve seen. A peer counselor working with her daily has been able to get her to leave the house after only doing her checking behavior three times. We are hoping to have that down to two times by next week.
What is behavioral therapy?
Some children and adults who score high on measures of psychotherapy can indeed respond to intensive treatment
True
Which disorder is often set off by a panic attack, symptoms include extreme anxiety at being away from a safe place or person.
What is Agoraphobia?
A young child my be motivated to read purely because reading pleasurable vs. reading to get a prize.
What is intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation?
I asked her to record the reasons she has trouble sending her resume in to find a job. She responded with a three-page document with reasons that she cannot succeed. We’ve got to change her thinking.
What is cognitive therapy?
The biological model holds that once an addict always an addict
True
Includes symptoms such as psychic numbing, reliving of a past traumatic experience, and increased physiological arousal.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Intimacy, passion and commitment.
What are the ingredients of Love?
In behavior therapy, a form of exposure treatment in which the client is taken directly into a feared situation until the anxiety subsides
What is Flooding?
Blaming others for your problems can lead to a victim mentality; you may even come to enjoy playing the abused, put-upon sufferer and never learn to act in autonomous, self-determining ways.
True
behavior or emotional states that cause an individual distress, are self-destructive, endanger others, or impair a person’s ability to function.
What is a Mental disorder?
A method of childrearing in which the parent appeals to the child's own ability, sense of responsibility, and feelings for others in correcting misbehavior.
What is induction?
A form of cognitive therapy devised by Albert Ellis, designed to challenge the client's unrealistic thoughts.
What is REBT (rational emotive behavior therapy)
Abnormal behaviors are always bizarre.
False
Ramona has lost her interest in gardening, which brought her joy in the past. She’s lost her appetite and life seems hopeless.
What is Major Depression?