Miscellaneous
Psych Disorders
Therapy
Social Psych
Miscellaneous
100
This is characterized by a long-lasting low mood that interferes with the ability to function, feel pleasure, or maintain interest in life.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
100
The type of MODERN therapy, involving face-to-face interactions, that focuses on the importance of the unconscious mind, extensive interpretation by the therapist, and the role of early childhood experiences in development of individual's problems.
What is psychodynamic?
100

Underestimating situational constraints on another's behavior.

What is fundamental attribution error?

100

Exposure and aversion therapy are two types of ________ therapy

What is behavioral therapy?

200

When responding occurs in response to stimuli that are similar to a conditioned stimulus (e.g. Little Albert being afraid of a rabbit when he was conditioned to fear a rat)

What is generalization?

200
This is characterized by a general loss of contact with reality, including hallucinations and delusions.
What is schizophrenia?
200
The three classes of drug therapies include antipsychotics, __________, and ___________.
What are antianxiety and antidepressants?
200

Professor Stewart wrote a very positive letter of recommendation for a student despite having doubts about her competence. Which theory best explains why he subsequently began to develop more favorable attitudes about the student's abilities?

What is cognitive dissonance theory?

200

Sexual drive in human females is more influenced by ________ than it is in nonhuman animals.

What is testosterone?

300

When a mentality  becomes increasingly extreme among people who interact without outside moderating influences from people with opposing viewpoints

What is group polarization?

300
This involves a lack of empathy as well as violating or disregarding the rights of others
What is antisocial personality disorder?
300
The type of therapy emphasizes that people are often disturbed because of their negative interpretations of events and how to change those thoughts
What is cognitive therapy?
300

The social phenomenon Asch was studying when he asked participants to judge which comparison line matched the original line.

What is conformity?

300

Who constructed this research project? It involved a teacher/participant presenting a word to the learner/confederate and shocking the person if their response in incorrect. Most of the teachers/participants went up to at least 150 volts and 62% went all the way up to 450 volts.

Who is Stanley Milgrim?

400
This is characterized by a sudden period of extreme fear, high autonomic arousal and physiological symptoms such as rapid heart-beat, without a specific trigger.
What is panic disorder?
400
Two forms of treatment that were used more during the 1930's-1950's than today due to the invention of medications.
What are shock therapy and lobotomies?
400

Tendency to comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request

What is foot-in-the-door phenomenon?

400

In the Stanford Prison experiment conducted by __________, male college students volunteered to act either as guards or as prisoners. In only six days, the guards became cruel and degrading and the prisoners became passive, broke down, or rebelled.

Who is Philip Zimbardo?

500

This part of the brain plays an important role in regulating hunger motivation

What is hypothalamus?

500
This disorder is characterized by fear and avoidance of an object or situation that is extreme enough to interfere with everyday life
What is a phobia?
500
CBT stands for
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
500

In making wedding preparations, Jason conforms to the expectations of his future bride's family simply to win their favor. His behavior illustrates the importance of __________ social influence.

What is normative social influence?

500

"Mind and body interact; everything ______________ is simultaneously _______________."

What is psychological; physiological/biological?

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