Motivation and Emotion
Personality Psychology
Psychological Disorders
More Psychological Disorders
Therapy & Treatment
100

 This is a pattern of behavior in which we regularly engage

Habit

100

________ described several defense mechanisms while ________ described coping styles.

Sigmund Freud, Karen Horney

100

The _________ perspective attributes psychological disorders to a force beyond scientific understanding.

Supernatural

100
This is characterized by extremely cheerful and euphoric mood, excessive talkativeness, irritability and increased activity levels
What is a manic episode?
100

The ________ approach to family therapy views family as an organized system, in which each member of the family influences and is influenced by other members of the family.

Systems 

200

people’s belief in their capability to complete a task; This can determine what we do and the future goals that we set for ourselves

Self-efficay

200

Patty is having an affair. She then accuses her partner of cheating on her. This is an example of what defense mechanism?

Projection

200

People with mental illness are overrepresented in these two populations

Homeless and prison populations

200

_________ is the inability to experience pleasure or enjoyment, can be a symptom depression, PTSD, and even schizophrenia.

What is anhedonia?

200

This type of therapy helps individuals to change cognitive distortions and self-defeating behaviors

What is cognitive behavior therapy?

300

Which theory of emotion suggests that we experience the emotional and physiological response simultaneously?

Canon-Baird

300

The tendency to accept certain information as true, such as character assessments or horoscopes, even when the information is so vague as to be worthless

Barnum Effect

300

This disorder is characterized by experiencing a continuous state of excessive, uncontrollable, and pointless worry and apprehension that occurs more days than not for at least six months

What is generalized anxiety disorder?

300

These type of disorders are first diagnosed in childhood and involve developmental problems in academic, intellectual, social functioning

What are neurodevelopmental disorders?

300

Behavior therapy uses the principles of __________ and ______ conditioning to change behavior

What are classical and operant conditioning?

400

Assume you hate your job yet you continue to work there. When someone asks why you stay at your job, you say it is because of the money. What might explain this?

Extrinsic Motivation

400

This perspective on personality stresses individuals’ choices rather than the deterministic factors of biology. Additionally, this perspective focuses on who we are as people including our innate good nature and self-concept.

Humanistic

400

This model of psychological disorders asserts that both a genetic predisposition and adverse environmental factors increase the likelihood of developing a psychological disorder.

What is the diathesis-stress model?

400

This personality disorder is characterized by unstable in self-image, mood, and behavior in which individuals cannot tolerate being alone and experience chronic feelings of emptiness, have unstable and intense relationships with others, and engage in behavior that is impulsive, unpredictable, and sometimes self-damaging

What is borderline personality disorder?

400

Edgar is experiencing hallucinations and delusions that prevent him from taking care of himself. Edgar was brought into a psychiatric hospital by a police officer and a judge ordered him to undergo inpatient treatment. What type of treatment is Edgar receiving?

Involuntary Treatment

500

Name the seven universal emotions/ facial expressions?

anger, sadness, contempt, fright, happiness, surprise, and disgust

500

Name the five traits that make up the Five-Factor Model of personal

What are Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism?

500

An individual diagnosed with this personality disorder continuously violates the rights of others often lies, fights, and has problems with the law; can be deceitful and manipulative in order to gain profit or pleasure; may be impulsive and irresponsible, lacks feelings for others and shows no remorse over misdeeds

What is antisocial personality disorder?

500

Which two criteria must be met in order to diagnosis Major Depressive Disorder?

Depressed mood most of the day, nearly everyday, Loss of pleasure in usual activities (Anhedonia)

500

Which psychotropic medication would you prescribe to someone with schizophrenia to primarily treat the positive symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions?

What are antipsychotics?

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