This perspective of psychology emphasizes the importance of unconscious influences and early life experiences in explaining the underlying dynamics of behavior
What is psychodynamic?
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 therapy 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
Dr. Byrne is a psychotherapist who helps people develop choices and self-direction in striving to reach their fullest potential. Dr. Byrne probably subscribes to the _____ perspective of psychology.
What is humanistic?
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
In Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Theory, this is the psychological structure responsible for someone’s sense of morality and conscience.
What is the superego?
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 projective test uses inkblots to get a window into someone’s unconscious desires and thoughts.
What is the Rorschach inkblot test?
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
These are the Big Five personality factors.
What are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism?
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 _______________."