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An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting is his or her
What is personality
100
Attitudes are ________ that guide behavior.
What is belief based feelings
100
refers to a variety of methods used to alleviate stress
What is coping
100
Significant dysfunction in a person's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors is most clearly an indication of
What is psychological disorder
100
Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of
What is behavior and mental processes
200
Ego is to id as reality principle is to ________.
What is pleasure principle
200
theory suggests that we tend to attribute others' behavior either to their dispositions or situations
What is attribution theory
200
Attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor is known as
What is problem focused coping
200
__________ is characterized by a continuous state of tension, apprehension, and autonomic nervous system arousal.
What is generalized anxiety disorder
200
our awareness of ourselves and our environment
What is consciousness
300
According to psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that strives for immediate gratification of basic drives is the
What is ID
300
The discomfort we feel when two thoughts are inconsistent is called
What cognitive dissonance
300
refers to the fact that when people feel happy theyare more willing to help others.
What is The feel-good, do-good phenomenon
300
offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person.
What is obsessions
300
The two major divisions of the nervous system are the central and the ________ nervous systems.
What is peripheral
400
boys' feelings of guilt and fear of punishment over their sexual desire for their mother.
What is Oedipus complex
400
The tendency to perform well-learned tasks more effectively in the presence of others.
What is social facilitation
400
the process by which we appraise and respond to threatening or challenging events
What is stress
400
The prominent feature of mood disorders is the experience of
What are emotional extremes
400
Amphetamines are to ________ as barbiturates are to ________.
What is stimulants, depressants
500
was a neo-Freudian who proposed the concept of inferiority complex
What is Alfred Adler
500
Three keys to an enduring companionate love include
What is equity, self-disclosure, and positive support
500
Those who perceive an_______ locus of control believe that individuals can influence their own outcomes in life.
What is internal
500
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are the ________ of inappropriate behaviors, and negative symptoms are the ________ of appropriate behaviors.
What is presence, absence
500
diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus.
What is sensory adaptation