Psychological Disorders/Therapy and Treatment
This is an area of study in psychology characterized by atypical thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
psychological disorders, motivation and emotion, or biopsychology
What is psychological disorders?
Your textbook defines this as the scientific study of the mind and behavior.
psychology, sociology, or philosophy
What is psychology?
When a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a stimulus that naturally produces a response, this learning process is called:
classical conditioning, operant conditioning, or observational learning
What is classical conditioning?
This term refers to the general processes that affect the direction, persistence, and strength of goal-directed behavior.
motivation, incentive, or instinct
What is motivation?
How we influence others and how others influence us is a focus for this area of psychology.
social psychology, developmental psychology, or biopsychology
What is social psychology?
Clyde is arrested for drunk driving. His prison sentence includes attending therapy sessions to treat alcohol addiction. He doesn’t want to attend these sessions, but his sentence will be extended if he doesn’t attend them. This scenario is an example of this kind of treatment.
involuntary, voluntary, or free association
What is involuntary?
This method for scientific research uses a step by step process that includes identifying a question, forming a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, analyzing the results, and building a conclusion.
inductive reasoning, scientific method, or deductive reasoning
What is the scientific method?
This term refers to when we stop noticing constant background sensations.
sensory adaptation, top-down processing, or bottom-up processing
What is sensory adaptation?
This type of memory has a limited capacity and lasts about 20-30 seconds without rehearsal.
sensory memory, long-term memory, or short-term memory
What is short-term memory?
During the sensorimotor stage of development, a child develops this; an understanding that an object still exists even if it is out of sight.
egocentrism, object permanence, or conservation
What is object permanence?
This term refers to a co-occurrence of two disorders.
gestalt, comorbidity, or dissociative
What is comorbidity?
This nervous system is responsible for responses such as pupil dilation, increased heart rate, and increased respiration.
somatic, parasympathetic, or sympathetic
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
This rhythm is the biological rhythm that occurs over approximately 24 hours.
meta, homeostatic, or circadian
What is circadian?
To understand and manage emotions in yourself and others, is referred to as:
emotional intelligence, availability bias, or convergent thinking
What is emotional intelligence?
This stage theorist studied childhood development and created the cognitive theory of development.
Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, or Jean Piaget
Who is Jean Piaget?
This disorder is characterized by mood states that alternate between depression and mania.
generalized anxiety disorder, antisocial personality disorder, or bipolar disorder
What is bipolar disorder?
In 1848, this man suffered damage to his frontal lobe when an iron rod went through his face and skull thus causing loss of impulse control.
Phineas Gage, John Watson, or Bob Woodruff
Who is Phineas Gage?
This stage of sleep is characterized by rapid eye movements and vivid dreaming.
Stage 1, Stage 2, or REM sleep
What is REM sleep?
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, these needs must be met first:
esteem needs, physiological needs, or love and belonging needs
What are physiological needs?
This individual developed the first comprehensive theory of personality.
Hippocrates, Sigmund Freud, or Wilhelm Wundt
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This individual developed the client-centered therapy and is associated with humanistic therapy.
Who is Carl Rogers?
This German scientist was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
A student starts raising their hand in class after watching classmates get praise for doing so. This is an example of this type of learning.
What is observational learning?
This theory suggests we forget information because we no longer access or use it.
What is Decay Theory?
You witness a car accident during rush hour traffic and keep driving. You do not stop to help because there are so many people around and you figure someone will likely help. This scenario is an example of this.
What is diffusion of responsibility?