A Mix
Psychological Disorders
Social Psychology
Human Development
Psychology and Health
100

Having a frustrating day where things happen like losing your keys, waiting line for a long time in the store would be characterized as ________, a form of stress.

hassles

100

Abnormal behaviors is defined as behaviors that meet all or some of the following criteria: dysfunction, distress, danger to others and _________________.

social or cultural deviance

100

A person that smokes a pack of cigarettes per day despite the risk of cancer may find themselves experiencing

cognitive dissonance

100

When we learn something new and have to change our understanding of things in a significant way we call this process

accommodation

100

John's car has just broke down and he has no money to pay for the repairs.  He decides to hang out with friends and watch a movie trying to forget about his problem so he feels better.  The would be considered _______ ________.

emotional-focused coping

200

Julie is a very emotional person who finds it hard to keep friends because she is loving one day and hostile and rejecting the next.  This is a function of your personality and would be considered which personality disorder?

borderline personality disorder

200

When a person had both a problem with substance abuse and depression we may consider those to be _________ disorders.

comorbid 

200

A car pulls out in from of you and cuts you off, you yell "you jerk" and jump to the conclusion that think they are a careless driver. This would be called a classic example of the ______ ______ _____

fundamental attribution error

200

Growing up we encounter 8 major crisis that require some sort of resolution. _____________ developed this theory that spans the whole lifespan.

Erik Erikson

200

According to the General Adaptation Syndrome the body's response to the fight or flight response is referred to as the _______ stage.

alarm

300

In Harlow's research with rhesus monkey's  he demonstrated a major component of attachment was _____ ______.

contact comfort

300

The _________ model looks at psychological disorders as more likely in individuals who show a predisposition or vulnerability to a disorder.

diathesis-stress

300

This experiment demonstrated high levels of obedience.

The Milgram Experiment

300

Easy, difficult and slow to warm up are types of ________.

temperament

300

This personality trait of Type A personality is most closely correlated with coronary heart disease.

Hostility

400

The factors of self-efficacy, optimism and ______ ______ are considered to be moderators of stress.

social support

400

A primary characteristic of _______ disorders is that they involve extremely rigid patterns of behavior causing problems in their relationships.

personality

400

When someone is injured on a crowded street and nobody stops to help we call this phenomenon ___________  ___    ____________.

difusion of responsibility

400

This child doesn't seem to care whether her parent is in the room or not, and doesn't seem excited when the parent returns. This type of attachment according to Mary Ainsworth, is called

What is insecure attachment

400

This stress disorder involves the following symptoms: impaired functioning, heightened arousal,emotional numbing and upsetting flashbacks.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

500

When young children think that quantities change just because of changes in physical appearance i.e. liquid in two glasses that are equal changes in appearance when a narrower glass is substituted for one of the shorter pair of glasses, the liquid level looks higher, thus there is more liquid.  This is a common error in __________.

conservation

500

An irrational or excessive fear of something is called a _____.

phobia

500

Solomon's Ash's experiment involved matching lines on a set of cards that demonstrated _________.

What is comformity

500

According to developmental theory there are 3 parenting styles they are _____, _____, and ______.

authoritarian, permissive and authoritative

500

People with high self-efficacy tend to view stressful situations as __________ rather than obstacles.

challenges