Gen Psych Practice Items for Exam 4

Toddler Andrea is riding in the car with her parents. When they pass a yard that is all dirt she yells "BEACH"

Andrea assimilated new information that needed to be accommodated

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Compared to women, more men have bipolar disorder

Laurie, a 30-year old homemaker, has delusions and hallucinations, often acts silly, giggles loudly and inappropriately, makes odd gestures, and does not bathe or change her clothes regularly. She is most likely to be diagnosed with (what)

Schizophrenia

Maria is a factory worker who lives with anxiety. She meets all her basic responsibilities, but she feels horrible all the time. What criterion would be most appropriate in deciding whether Maria has a psychological disorder?

Subjective discomfort, personal distress

In general, is it better to experience puberty before your peers if you are (what)

a boy

Fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or impossible if something should go wrong is called (what)`

agoraphobia

What is the best way to describe the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

an excess or distortion of normal functions

Like most days, Susan gets to work and cannot stop thinking about the fact that her stove might be on - and this is very distressing to her. She is currently experiencing (what)

an obsession (intrusive, recurrent thought or idea)

Excessive or unrealistic fearfulness and worry are most characteristics of (what)

anxiety disorders

Which of these is a problem for longitudinal studies?

attrition

Teds mother wears a t-shirt that says "Because I'm your mom, thats why!" She tends to be critical of her son and his friends, and only rarely allows him to give his opinion in family decision-making. Teds mom is exhibiting the traits associated with (what) parenting style

authoritarian

Which type of parent is characterized as cold (non-accepting) and controlling?

authoritarian

Kids seem to benefit most from which style of parenting?

authoritative

Mothers who were unresponsive, insensitive, and coldly rejecting were associated with (what) attached infants

avoidant

Etiology:

cause (know biopsychosocial)

Billy calls the male librarian with long hair Mrs. Jones-which of these likely contributed to this mistake?

centration

Which one of the following is most likely to cause a problem for children during a conservation task?

centration

Behavior that reduces anxiety (at least temporary) in OCD

compulsion

Kids are most likely to show an interest in playing games with rules during which of Piagets stages?

concrete operational

Dr. Richards wants to document changes in moral thinking during childhood. He gets a group of 8 year olds, a group of 12 year olds and a group of 18 year olds and compares what they think about the prison sentence given to a man who steals food to feed his starving family. What type of study is this?

cross sectional

A person who suffers from bipolar disease alternates between (what)

depression and manic episodes

In Nature vs. Nurture, nature refers to

environmental factors impacting development

Delusion:

false belief (they are poisoning me)

Hallucination:

false perception (hear voices)

Aidan is busy at work mentoring the new college graduates working at his company. He enjoys spending weekends visiting his children and grandchildren. Which of Eriksons stages he is facing?

generatively vs. stagnation

Nick is admitted to a mental institution because he hears voices talking to him that no one else can hear, and he sees demons attacking him, though no one else anything near him. Nicks symptoms are known as (what)

hallucinations

According to Baumrind's parental classification system, authoritative parents display

high acceptance (warmth) and high control (expectations)

Prevalence:

how common

16 year old Nadia is absolutely positive that everyone at school is still focused on, and laughing at, the fact that she accidentally called the teacher the wrong name today. Psychologists attribute this to a common teenage experience called the (what)

imaginary audience

Sammy is in third grade. When he won the spelling bee, he felt proud of his accomplishment. But when he could not complete his arithmetic assignment on time, he felt incompetent. Which of Eriksons development stages does this reflect?

industry vs. inferiority

Obsession:

intrusive unwanted thought

Diagnosis:

label/name

The symbolic function allows for

language growth, pretend play

A disorder in which intruding that occur again and again are followed by repetitive, ritualistic behavior meant to lower the anxiety caused by the thoughts is called (what) disorder

obsessive-compulsive

Laura is clingy and dependent, She is moody and gets frustrated easily when they are not going as planned. Her parents are likely to be

permissive

"I can text and drive" is consistent with

personal fable

Which of the following is an anxiety disorder?

phobic disorder

According to Piaget, the stage of cognitive development between 2 and 6 years of age, in which the child learns to use language as a means of exploring the world, is the (what) stage.

preoperational

Language skills explode during which stage?

preoperational

Your little brother has a big ball of clay. While he watches, you roll the ball of clay into a long snake-like shape. He begins to cry because he thinks he has less clay now. Which of Piagets stages is your brother likely to be in?

preoperational

Prognosis:

probably outcome

Joeys attachment are classified as avoidant. His mother is most likely

rejecting

Research on the stability of temperament indicates that is (what)

relatively stable from infancy into adulthood

Compulsion:

ritualistic behavior to decrease anxiety

According to Thomas and Chess, a good fit is one where

the parent is sensitive to the Childs needs for structure and stimulation when making decisions

Which pair consists of negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

withdrawal and flat affect