Psychology Final

anticipates that it could lead to some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequence

A stressor is likely to be appraised as a threat when someone ________.

social support

Advice, guidance, encouragement, acceptance, emotional comfort, and financial help are all examples of ________.

seasonal pattern

Alexis experiences the symptoms of major depressive disorder, but only during midwinter. What kind of depression does Alexis have?

worker satisfaction, motivation, and commitment

An organizational psychologist studies ________.

racial identity

Ashaela is Black, and she is attending a college with a predominately White population. She is the only Black student in several of her classes; last week in her psychology class, another student muttered a racist slur as she passed Ashaela's desk. Ashaela is attempting to cope by talking to her parents about her heritage and joining the Black Student Union on campus. This exemplifies the ________ strategy for coping with racism.

problem focused

Brizan has just lost his job. He is proactive in trying to resolve this source of stress: He immediately uses the Internet to look up other jobs in his field and plans to eliminate non-essentials from his budget to make his savings last longer. Which type of coping approach is Brizan using?

industrial

Diana is assessing applicants for a pilot job at a regional airfield. She wrote the description of the ideal candidate, and now she is reviewing the personality profiles of the applicants to screen those who do not fit the profile. Diana is working in the specialty area of industrial-organizational psychology called ________ psychology.

dissociative fugue

Fidel suddenly wanders away from his home and experiences confusion about his identity. Fidel may be experiencing a(n) ________.

Stress weakens the immune system, so people with high stress levels should be more likely to get sick

How can a study that involves exposing people to live viruses demonstrate a link between stress and impaired immune function.

knowledge, skill, abilities

In job specification, what does the acronym KSA stand for

possessed by demons

In medieval times, abnormal behaviors were viewed as a sign that a person was.

fight-or-flight

Jade hears a rattle. When she turns around she sees a rattlesnake inches from her leg. Her pupils dilate, her heart pounds, and she begins to sweat. This response is called the ________ response.

mania

Janice is in the middle of a distinct period of an abnormally and persistently elevated mood. In the last week she has cleaned her house from top to bottom (breaking windows and dishes in the process), bought a new car that she can't afford, and dug up most of her yard in case she might want a garden next year. Janice is experiencing ________.

dependent personality disorder

Jerry allows others to take over and run his life. He is submissive and clings to those around him. He cannot make decisions without advice and reassurance from others, probably because he lacks self-confidence. He finds it impossible to do things on his own, and he feels uncomfortable and helpless when he is alone. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Jerry's personality?

chronic stressors

Lamont cares for his aging father, who suffers from dementia. This is an example of a ... stressor

chronic

Lamont cares for his aging father, who suffers from dementia. This is an example of a(n) ________ stressor.

telecommute

Melora has a sick child at home. Her employer allows her to ________ for a week, so she can work from home, set her own hours, and complete most of her work while caring for her child.

No studies have found one psychotherapeutic approach more effective than another.

What does research suggest about the comparative effectiveness of psychotherapeutic techniques?

They tend to believe they can personally control and manage their reaction to life's stressors.

What is one reason that more affluent individuals may experience better health?

disorganized thinking

What symptom of schizophrenia is illustrated by the following example? So bees with knees have fleas and fleas jump, I jump like a jack, Jack the Giant Killer. Giants kill and transform things and something happened, but we can't hear because our eyes are like flies that flew away.

20th century

When did the discipline of industrial-organizational psychology emerge?

Cancer patients volunteer for an experimental treatment and report improved mood to the researchers during the first few days of the treatment.

Which of the following exemplifies the Hawthorne effect?

Due to the very high cost of psychiatric hospitalization, insurance coverage often limits the length of time one can be hospitalized.

Which of the following explains why most psychiatric hospitals emphasize short-term care?

excessive, persistent fear and anxiety

Which of the following is a common characteristic of all anxiety disorders?

Adderall

Which of the following is a drug that can be used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

feeling of being treated unfairly, unjustly, or disrespectfully

Which of the following is a frequent trigger for workplace violence?

fearing you will die

Which of the following is not an example of suicidal ideation?

job satisfaction

Which term describes the degree to which individuals enjoy their job?

paranoid

________ delusions involve the (false) belief that other people or agencies are plotting to harm the person.

eustress

________ is the kind of stress associated with positive feelings, as well as optimal health and performance.

industrial

________ psychology is specifically concerned with describing job requirements and assessing individuals for their ability to meet those requirements.

health

a ... psychologist might investigate why people continue to smoke or eat high fate and processed foods despite knowing the potential adverse health implications of such behaviors

the quality of immunogens from vaccines received during the first two years of life were not at all related to the development of autism spectrum disorder.

a recent study compared the vaccination histories of 256 children with autism spectrum disorder with that of 752 control children across three time periods during their first two years of life. researchers found that...

threat, challenge

a stress would be appraised as a..... if someone anticipates that it could lead to some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequence. However, if someone believes that it carries the potential for gain or personal growth, it would be appraised as a ....

race, culture, and ethnicity in providing treatment

cultural competence in a therapists understanding of, and attention to

somatic

diondre harbors the belief that spider eggs have been implanted underneath his fingernails. what kind of delusion is this

Angela transfers to a new high school for gifted children and has trouble making friends. She expected this and plans to change it by joining more after school clubs and sitting next to different people at lunch. She believes she has effective options for dealing with the stressor of having no friends; therefore, she experiences ________.

less stress than someone who has no effective options

narcissistic personality disorder

nathan has an overinflated and unjustified sense of self importance. he is preoccupied with fantasies of success and believes that he is entitles to special treatment from others.

inability to react to the primary appraisal

what triggers the secondary appraisal of a stressor

Hans Selye

who defined stress as "the response of the body to any demand, whether it is cased by, or results in, pleasant or unpleasant conditions"

phobia

yuri experiences excessive, distressing, and persistent fear or anxiety about heights. yuri suffers from a

health

A ________ psychologist might investigate why people continue to smoke or eat high fat and processed food despite knowing the potential adverse health implications of such behaviors. fitness

chronic

Addiction is often viewed as a(an) ________ disease.

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Egon can't pay attention in class. He is easily distracted, won't sit still, and displays poor impulse control. The school counselor suggested that his parents take him to a doctor to have him assessed for ________.

psychodynamic psychotherapy

Elena is attending mandatory therapy sessions. Her doctor just wants her to talk about her childhood. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?

play therapy

Harlow is eight years old. She sees Dr. Gardener every Friday at 11:00 a.m. Their sessions involve Dr. Gardener watching Harlow interact with stuffed animals and other toys. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?

often experiences mood states that vacillate between depression and mania

If Laura has bipolar disorder, then she ________.

antidepressants

Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft are examples of ________.

stimulants

The use of ________ can result in decreased appetite, difficulty sleeping, stomachache, and headache

over 110,000$

What are the 2012 estimates annual earnings for someone with a doctorate specializing in industrial-organizational psychology.

immutable characteristic

Which concept describes traits that are fundamental to one's personal identity (e.g., skin color and hair texture) that an employer cannot use to discriminate in hiring?

female mentor male protege

Which form of mentor-protege relationship is the rarest

flow

a state of intense engagement in an activity, it is usually experiences while participating in creative work and leisure endeavors.

worker satisfaction, motivation, and commitment

an organizational psychologist studies

sexual harassment

as a result of its interest in worker well-being and relationships, organizational psychology includes the study of

A psychological disorder is a ________.

condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

performance appraisal

evaluating an employee's success at performing the duties of the job

organizing the books

identify the compulsion. demarco cant stop thinking about his book collection, which includes hundreds of first editions. he wants it to be in a particular order. he spends hours every day organizing his books alphabetically by author, then by color, then by size.

cognitive behavioral therapy

in order to overcome an ed, Sevilla's therapist works to change her cognitive distortions and self-defeating behaviors by helping her learn to identify such behaviors. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify.

Schizophrenia

veenas thoughts, perceptions and behaviors are impaired to the point where she in unable to function normally in life. she experiences significant difficulties in many day to day activities, such as holding a job , paying bills, grooming, maintaining personal hygiene, and sustaining relationships. what is she living with.

thoughts affect behavior

what principle underlies cognitive behavioral therapy

relapse

repeated drug use and/or alcohol use after a period of improvement from substance abuse

Wilhelm Wundt

several influential early psychologists studied issues that today would be categorized as industrial psychology, including James Cattell, Hugo Munsterburg, and Walter Dill Scott, who were all students of

aversion conditioning

counterconditioning technique that pairs an unpleasant stimulant with an undesirable behavior

job analysis

deciding who is a good fit for the task

emotion focused

Olekski is an adjunct professor in the department of fine arts. he applied for a full time job recently, which he did not get. he tries to put this situation in a positive light, reminding himself that he will have more time to produce artwork if he is not working a full time job. he also reminds himself that some of his friends from grad school cant find work related to art in anyway. which type of coping approach is he using.

systematic desensitization

On the advice of her therapist, Thora decides to treat her fear of heights by exposing herself to heights using a stimulus hierarchy. Which form of therapy is she using?

non directive therapy

Rafael is in therapy, and one of his goal is to overcome his pessimistic attitude. His therapist helps him eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress. For example, he helps Rafael learn to not overgeneralize his likelihood of falling his sociology class based on doing poorly on his first exam. What kind of psychothereutic orientation does this exemplify.

hostile environment

Rosetta is a master electrician. Often, she is the only woman at the construction site. Her male coworkers frequently make sexual comments about her appearance. She complains to the site manager, but he tells her to toughen up. What form of sexual harassment does this represent?

daily hassle

Rush hour traffic, lost keys, obnoxious coworkers, and inclement weather are all examples of a(n) ________.

guards in male prisons

Sex has been determined as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) for...

involuntary

Stravos is arrested for drunk driving. His prison sentence includes attending therapy sessions to treat alcohol addiction. He doesn't want to attend those sessions, but his sentence will be extended if he doesn't attend them. What kind of treatment does this describe.

O* net

The united states department of labor maintains a database of previously compiled job analyses for different jobs and occupations. What is the database called.