Cumulative Questions
The branch of psychology that emphasizes the positive potential of human beings is called:
Humanistic Psychology
A _____ is a collection of people who have something in common that distinguishes them from others.
Group
A marked, persistent, and excessive fear and avoidance of specific objects, activities, or situations is termed _____ disorder.
Phobic
A mental health provider who is a medical doctor is:
A psychiatrist
Does bringing up the topic of suicide "put the idea in someone's head?"
NO!
In the classical experiment the experimental and control conditions are alike in all important respects except for the:
Independent Variable
A high testosterone level in males is related to having increased ____
Aggression
Carla was a victim of sexual assault 6 months ago. Thoughts of the assault frequently come to mind, causing her extreme and nearly constant stress. She avoids going outside at night by herself because this is when the assault occurred. Carla MOST likely suffers from:
PTSD
Antidepressants are commonly used to treat not only depression but also:
Anxiety
A clearly false belief system, often bizarre and grandiose, that is maintained despite its irrationality is termed a:
Delusion
When you momentarily forget a friend's name, the function of memory that has failed is the ____ function.
Retrieval
A person is more likely to help a stranger in an emergency situation when she is the only one there to provide help, relative to a situation where others also could potentially render aid. This phenomenon is termed:
The Bystander Intervention Effect
A pervasive pattern of disregard and violation of the rights of others is the definition of _____ personality disorder.
Antisocial
Drugs used to treat bipolar disorder are called:
Mood Stabilizers
Behavior by two or more individuals that leads to mutual benefit is called:
Cooperation
A field that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity is:
Cognitive Neuroscience
A technique that involves making a small request and then following it with a larger request is known as the _____ technique.
Foot-In-The-Door
An individual in the manic phase of bipolar disorder sometimes may have hallucinations or delusions, and therefore the disorder may be misdiagnosed as:
Schizophrenia
Antipsychotic medications used to treat schizophrenia are believed to block _____ receptors in the brain.
Dopamine
Customary standards for behavior that are widely shared by members of a culture are called:
Norms
In Pavlov's classic experiment, the sound of a tone was the _____ that produced a(n) _____ of salivating in dogs, even in the absence of food.
Stimulus; Response
In Asch's classic study of conformity, about _____% of the participants conformed and gave an obviously incorrect answer on at least one of the trials.
75
Both of Demarco's parents suffer from depression, but Demarco himself showed no symptoms of depression until his girlfriend of 2 years broke up with him. This incident triggered a major depressive episode. Demarco's case is a good example of:
(Hint- it's one of the models)
Diathesis-Stress Model
A therapist who uses different techniques and theories, picking and choosing from various types of therapies, based on the need of the client and the diagnosis could be referred to as a(n) _____ therapist.
Eclectic
In the Milgram obedience studies, participants obeyed the instructions when the researcher was wearing: