The insight Therapies
In psychoanalysis, what is free association? When does resistance occur?
free association = saying aloud whatever comes to mind, thought to be road into the unconscious; resistance = mental blocks exhibited by the patient indicating lurking anxiety
How does counterconditioning work?
associate relaxation with stimulus that once evoked fear & anxiety
Antipsychotic drugs block the activity of what neurotransmitter?
dopamine
You see a person yelling at a waitress in a restaurant. How do you explain the situation using a situational attribution style? With a dispositional attribution style?
situational: the person may have been angered by something/someone around them, they may be having a really bad day
dispositional: they're an angry, mean, terrible person
What occurred during Asch's conformity experiments?
most participants answered incorrectly in order to conform with the answers provided by the group
What does psychoanalytic theory say is the source of mental illness? How would psychoanalysis seek to help patients ?
repressed feelings, unconscious conflict, childhood trauma; help them bring unconscious/repressed feelings & motivations into conscious awareness
What type of therapy would most likely be used for someone with a phobia?
systematic desensitization
Antianxiety medication works by depressing what system in our body?
CNS
When judging others’ behavior, we overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of the situation
What is social facilitation?
when we perform better on easy, familiar tasks in the presence of others
How does psychodynamic therapy aim to help individuals?
focusing on unconscious forces & childhood experiences to facilitate understanding of their symptoms
How would rational emotive behavior therapy seek to help a patient?
by challenging their irrational, illogical, self-defeating assumptions
Antidepressants increase the availability of which two mood-lifting neurotransmitters?
serotonin & norepinephrine
Which method of persuasion relies on more evidenced-based & knowledgable arguments?
central route persuasion
When does social loafing occur? What does it look like?
in the presence of others, a group setting; looks like = someone slacking off/ free-loading in a group
Who founded client-centered therapy? How is unconditional positive regard a facet of this method of therapy?
Carl Rogers; therapist demonstrates UPR towards the patient, listening to the patient with an accepting and nonjudgemental attitude promoting self-awareness & self-acceptance
Beck's method of therapy is most often used to treat people with what mental disorder?
depression
People develop tardive dyskinesia after prolonged use of what type of medication?
antipsychotics
Your mom agrees to let you stay out until 11 on Friday. On Saturday, she lets you stay out until 12. Your mom's behavior is an example of what phenomenon?
foot-in-the-door phenomenon
In what context does deindividuation occur? What are some of the negative consequences of deindividuation?
group settings-concerts, games, riots; lack of sense of responsibility, identity, increased aggression and violence
A women's mother always mocked her as she was growing up. When the woman goes to see a therapist, she is angry at and distrustful towards the therapist. A psychoanalytic therapist would say the patient is engaging in _____________.
tranference
Token economy is an example of what kind of conditioning?
operant
the study of the effects of drugs on the mind and on behavior
When you feel internal tension because your actions & attitudes don't line up, you are experiencing _____________.
cognitive dissonance
What is group polarization?
when the original opinion of the group gets stronger because group members are only talking amongst themselves, no dissenting opinions present