according to this psychologist, the important underlying meaning of our dreams is found in the latent content
Who is Sigmund Freud?
100
almost all dreams take place in this stage of sleep
What is REM?
100
term for our personal awareness of feelings, sensations, and thoughts
What is consciousness?
100
the ability to acknowledge and understand a client's feelings is called this
What is empathy?
100
a specialized cell that receives and sends messages in the brain
What is a neuron?
200
In this psychologist's theory, the stage of development between birth to 2 years is known as the sensorimotor stage
Who is Jean Piaget?
200
these secrete hormones directly into the bloodstrem
What are endocrine glands?
200
this has usually occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response
What is punishment?
200
a medial doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders is a
What is a psychiatrist?
200
the Myers-Briggs Type indicator is an example of a ______ inventory
What is personality?
300
According to this psychologist, anxiety occurs when there is a discrepancy between the real and ideal self
Who is Carl Rogers?
300
this component of personality is responsible for basic biological drives such as hunger, thirst, and self-preservation
What is the id?
300
According to Erikson, an emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust, share, and care while still maintaining a sense of self, is known as this
What is intimacy?
300
a technique used in psychoanalytic therapy where a therapist says a word and the client responds with the first word that comes to mind
What is free association?
300
a support group that helps people struggling with substance abuse
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
400
this psychologist devised an experiment known as the "Strange Situation," in which infants were observed when their mother left
Who is Mary Ainsworth?
400
a network of cells that carries information to and from all parts of the body
What is the nervous system?
400
"If a response is followed by a pleasurable consequence, it will tend to be repeated. If a response is followed by an unpleasant consequence, it will tend not be repeated." This is a statement of the _____.
What is the Law of Effect?
400
this treatment has been used to successfully treat severe depression that has not responded to other treatments
What is ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)
400
any behavior that does not allow a person to function within everyday life is known as this
What is maladaptive?
500
the first psychological laboratory was developed by this man in 1879
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
500
thick band of neural fibers that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres
What is corpus callosum?
500
term for the unconscious efforts by the ego to deny or distort reality for the purpose of protecting itself when conflict becomes too intense
What are defense mechanisms?
500
SSRI drugs combat depression by increasing the amount of ____ in the brain
What is serotonin?
500
a method used to treat phobias that involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object