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___ not only creates a shared language for psychologists to communicate disorders but provides a criteria to bill insurances for mental health treatment.
DSM-5
This area of psychology explores how psychological processes play out in the workplace
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Infants are born with these abilities to help them survive
Grasping reflex, Rooting reflex, Sucking reflex
You are at a party, and it's loud and overcrowded. You can barely hear yourself when you speak, but when someone across the room says your name, you hear it very clearly above the noise.
self-schema
Mood stabilizers are used to treat ________.
Anti Anxiety drugs are used to treat ______.
Anti depressants are used to treat _______.
Antipsychotics are used to treat _______.
Bipolar Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Schizophrenia
Steve believes that dogs are inherently dangerous. When he sees a video online of a dog protecting a child, he scrolls past it and shares the video of a dog biting his owner. This is an example of ____
Confirmation bias
(T/F) Psychology is the study, through research, of mind, brain, and intuition.
False! Psychology is The study of thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
Anger, fear, sadness, and happiness are all _____. In contrast, Guilt, shame, jealousy, love, and pride are all___
Primary emotions; Secondary emotions
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that non-Hispanic Black individuals experienced significantly higher rates of infection, hospitalization, and death due to COVID-19 than non-Hispanic White individuals. This is an example of a(n)
Health Disparity
Avery feels social interaction is rewarding; they are happy at parties and others find them fun to be around. Thus, the parties Avery attends have a good atmosphere. In turn, Avery seeks out more parties. What model best describes this cycle?
Reciprocal Determinism
Sienna hates to go to restaurants for fear that she will be seated in the far back of the restaurant and be unable to get out in case of an emergency. This may be a symptom of
Agoraphobia
Nick is admitted to a mental institution because he hears voices talking to him that no one else can hear, and he sees demons attacking him, though no one else can see anything near him. Nick's symptoms are known as ______.
hallucinations
Angela cannot seem to relax. She doesn’t know what’s wrong specifically, yet is always on edge, looking for the next problem. These behaviors leave her exhausted and irritable. What, if any, diagnosis fits her best?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Behavior therapy that focuses on improving relations through instructions & modeling.
Social Skills Training
Name the therapy:
Treats the person as a whole, rather than a collection of thoughts or behaviors; unconditional positive regard for clients
Humanistic Therapy
Survivors of natural disasters like Hurricane Michael in 2018 may experience higher incidences of __________. CH. 14/15
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Manuel asks his client, Tam, to describe his dreams last night in detail. What kind of therapy is Manuel in?
Psychodynamic therapy
Biological Therapy which uses electrodes to administer shocks that are strong enough to induce seizures. It is particularly effective for severe depression but rarely used.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (E.C.T.)
Which Theory of Emotion is this: "Victoria is taking a yoga class, and the instructor is demonstrating deep breathing techniques. Victoria experiences reduced respiration and heart rate. She thinks to herself, “This yoga session is really relaxing. I feel my stress melting away." Victoria labels her emotion as calmness.
Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory
Amythyst has been experiencing an array of symptoms lately: they are withdrawn, unmotivated, flat in their expressions and speech; when they do speak their words jump from topic to topic and the meaning is unclear. What diagnosis fits them best?
Schizophrenia
It is a nice beach day, and surfer Dan would rather surf than go to school- so he pretends he is sick and has his Mom call the school. He then waits until Mom has left for work and goes surfing. What stage of morality is Dan in?
Preconventional
The facilitator said, "Any other ideas before we move on and make a decision?" As Laila raised her hand, she could see people sigh and roll their eyes. She was always suggesting something that went against the grain; moreover, the longer it takes to make a decision, the hungrier people will get. Laila puts her hand down, thinking that moving the group forward is more important than getting her idea on the table. Given that it was a significant departure from what everyone else was saying, they might miss both lunch and dinner! The example above is best described as an illustration of what concept?
Groupthink
With regard to treatment of psychological disorders, many psychological professionals believe medications work best in combination with __________.
Psychotherapy
Leticia tells her therapist, Sameer, she is sad because her friend did not respond to a text. "She won't talk to me because I am boring," she laments. Sameer encourages her to consider other explanations, that her friend did not see the message, or it was too late to respond. He reminds her that her friend is normally responsive. What cognitive therapy technique was used here?
Cognitive restructuring
As they embarked upon deliberations, nine jurors were leaning towards finding a defendant guilty while three jurors thought the defendant was not guilty. It was observed that during deliberations, the nine who believed the defendant was guilty tended to confer, while the three who believed he was innocent also discussed more with each other. This resulted in the jury members each becoming more entrenched in their initial positions than they had been before. This scenario exemplifies which of the following concepts in social psychology?
Group polarization