Mental Disorders
What is the DSM-5?
What is the book/guide used to define and diagnose mental disorders
What is Gestalt Psychology?
What is a holistic school of thought that examines the human mind and behavior as a whole. It proposes that people perceive objects as parts of more complex systems, rather than focusing on separate components.
Who is considered the father of modern Psychology?
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Skinner discovered that a pigeon will peck at a button more often if the pecking is rewarded with a food pellet than if it is not rewarded at all. In Skinner's study, the amount of pecking is the
What is the dependent variable?
What was DID formerly known as?
What is Multiple Personality Disorder
Define classical conditioning
What is a learning process that involves an neutral stimulus being paired with an unconditioned stimulus to create a learned, triggered response
What is Ivan Pavlov known for?
What is discovering classical conditioning by causing his dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell.
Allie has developed a theory concerning test grades. She believes that there is a relationship between her frequency of study and he resulting grade. In order to test her theory, she has to design a
What is a Hypothesis
What is a new disorder in the DSM-5?
What is hoarding disorder?
What is case study?
What is an in-depth, real-life study of a single person, group, event, or organization to understand a broader phenomenon
What are two things Sigmund Freud is known for?
What is:
-Psychoanalysis
- Id, Ego, Superego
-Freudian Slips
-Psychosexual Development
-Dream Interpretation
Kara was surprised to learn that certain hand signals which indicate a "job well done" in the United States are socially unacceptable in one of the countries she will be visiting next summer. The research that she is reading concerning these differences comes from the studies of ________ psychology.
What is cross cultural
What was Postpartum Depression formerly called?
What is Pueperal Insanity, Hysteria, Melancholia
What does your PNS do?
What is the sensory neurons that connect CNS to the rest of the body
What is BF Skinner known for?
What is operant conditioning and/or Skinner box
Sonja believes the pill her doctor gave her has cured her of her anxiety disorder, even though the pill contained no active ingredients. Sonja's belief that she is better now is an example of the _____ effect
What is Placebo
What percentage of people typically have panic attacks?
What is under 5%/ 1/20
What is the amygdala and what does it do?
What is the area of your brain responsible for emotional processing, fight or flight
Who is Jean Piaget?
What is a Swiss psychologist known for his theory of cognitive development in children and developing the stages of development
Darin had an automobile accident in which his brother and another passenger were killed. Though Darin wasn't seriously hurt in the accident, he can't remember any of the accident details. Darin is exhibiting which defense mechanism?
What is repression