Chapter 11
What are the three types of stress?
1. Daily Hassles
2. Significant life changes
3. Catastrophic events
Prejudice toward a group involves negative feelings, a tendency to discriminate, and overly generalized beliefs referred to as ___________ .
Stereotypes
Freud believed that defense mechanisms are unconscious attempts to distort or disguise reality, all in an effort to reduce our _____________
Anxiety
Two major disorders that are found worldwide are
______________ and _________ _________ __________.
What are the two main categories when treating psychological disorders in Modern Wester therapies?
1. Psychotherpay
2. Biomedical Therapy
Which of the two are more likely to develop Coronary heart disease?
1) Type A
2) Type B
Type A
The bystander effect states that a particular bystander is less likely to give aid if
A. other people are present.
B. no one else is present.
C. the victim is similar to the bystander in appearance.
D. the incident occurs in a deserted or rural area.
A. other people are present.
the interacting influences of behavior, internal cognition, and environment are defined as __________ ___________.
Reciprocal Determinism
The concept that a mental illness (also called a psychopathology) needs to be diagnosed on the basis of its symptoms, to then be treated through therapy, which may include treatment in a psychiatric hospital is based on the _________ model
Medical Model!
P.S. Occurred in psychology when hospitals replaced asylums.
What therapeutic technique uses free association, resistance, transference, and interpretation of, help release previously repressed feelings that help clients gain self-insight?
Psychoanalysis
What are the three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
Phase 2: Resistance
Phase 3: Exhaustion
Main point: the body copes well with temporary stress but can be damaged be long term stress.
Sharing our opinions with like-minded others tends to strengthen our views, a phenomenon referred to as_______ ___________.
Group Polarization
______________test ask test-takers to respond to an ambiguous stimulus, for example, by describing it or telling a story about it.
Projective Tests
What are the three types of Anxiety Disorders discussed in this chapter?
1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
2. Panic Attack
3. Phobias
Insight Therapy is a type of humanistic therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening within a genuine, accepting, empathic environment to facilitate clients’ growth.
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
This is the definition of Client Centered Therapy
False!
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is an immune disorder caused by HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)
We tend to agree to a larger request more readily if we have already agreed to a small request. This tendency is called the ___ - ____ - ____ - ______ phenomenon.
Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
What are the five major personality theories discussed in this chapter? (hint: It's a table in the chapter)
1. Psychoanalytical
2. Psychodynamic
3. Humanistic
4. Trait
5. Social Cognitive
note: for more detail refer to page 515 in your textbook
Which of the following is NOT a typical symptom of PTSD?
-recurring haunting memories and nightmares
- a numb feeling of social withdrawal,
- jumpy anxiety
-trouble sleeping
All of them are!
TRUE or FALSE
systematic desensitization is commonly used to treat Phobias.
TRUE!
People who have close relationships are less likely to die prematurely than those who do not, supporting the idea that
a. social ties can be a source of stress.
b. gender influences longevity.
c. Type A behavior is responsible for many premature
deaths.
d. social support has a beneficial effect on health.
d. social support has a beneficial effect on health.
A happy couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary is likely to experience deep _________ love, even though their _______ love has probably decreased over the years.
companionate; passionate
The tendency to accept responsibility for success and blame circumstances or bad luck for failure is called _________ ____________ ________.
Self Serving Bias
a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities.
Formerly called multiple personality disorder.
dissociative identity disorder (DID)
ECT is a biomedical therapy treatment where the brain is manipulated through shocks. What disorder is this used to treat?
Severely Depressed Patients