Psychology final exam test

A similarity between acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder is that both

Accommodation

_____ is a unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Altruism

Robert Sterbg's triangular model of love involves three components and ____ is one of them

Commitment

True or False: A child who looks at the rain and thunder says that they're caused by the weather. This term is artificial

False

True or False: Adoptee studies show that adoptive parents with anxiety disorders place their children at greater risk for anxiety and related traits as compared to biological parents

False

True or False: Electroconvulsive therapy has no side affects

False

True or False: In the context of obsessive-compulsive disorder, seemingly urges to engage in thoughts or behaviors that tend to reduce anxiety are referred to as obsessions

False

True or False: Psychotherapy is used to treat people with severe psychological disorders

False

______ was originated by Fritz Perls

Gesalt Therapy

Jessie who suffers from depression, shares her experiences with people with the same issues. The group meets every week with a therapist. Which therapies is Jessie participating in

Group therapy

According to evolutionary psychologists, men prefer physical allure in their partner became

It provides reproductive advantages

When Catherine was seated in a crowded bus a passenger stepped on her toe immediately Catherine assumed that the passenger had no respect for others Catherine is?

Making a dispositional attribution

Lisa a high school student is suspicious of her classmates. She doesn't trues them and keep a distance from everyone at School. Lisa is suffering from

Paranoid personality disorder

In the context of humanitarian reform movement during the 18th ce, which of the following happened when Philippinel, a Physician, unchained the patients at La salpetriere in Paris

Patients profit from patience and kindness

When Jacob met his boss, he remembered her smile as he answered her questions. On seeing his smile, his supervisor thought he is friendly. In terms of social perception, Jacob's impression is an example of

The primarily effect

True of False: Gestalt therapy assumes that people discuss part of themselves that might meet with social disapproval or rejection

True

True or False: According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, the preoperational stage is characterized by the use of words and symbols to represent objects and relationships among them

True

True or False: Anxiety is an appropriate response to a real threat, but it can be abnormal when it's excessive

True

True or False: Clients therapist believe in viewing the word through a clients frame of reference

True

True or False: Panic attacks in people with panic disorder seem to come from nowhere

True

True or False: People with borderline personality disorder show instability in their relationships self image and mood and a lack of control impulses

True

True or False: Selective optimization with compensation in the reshaping of someone's life to concentrate on what they find important and meaningful in the face of physical decline or possible cognitive impairment

True

True or False: prejudice involves stereotyping

True

True or False:Cross cultural studies make selection find that men to place greater emphasis on professional status, consideration, dependability, kindness, and fondness for children

True

According to Aaron Beck, clients may engage in_____ which means looking at the world in black and white rather in grey

absolutist thinking

A man cancels an important business trip to a mountainous country because he is afraid of the steep roads. He is also

acrophobia

According to Erik Erikson,_____ is the stage of intimacy vs. isolation

adolescences

According to Ainsworth Strange situation, upon reunion with their mothers after separation infants with resistant attachment

alternately cling and push their mother away

Piaget described human thought or intelligence in term of the concepts of_____ and commodification

assimilation

Behavior inconsistent with an attitude that may have the effect of the modifying an attitude

attitude discrepant behavior

Most anti-anxiety drugs belong to chemical class known as

bensodiasepines

Ecstatic elation and deep depression are both aspects of

bipolar depression

In the context of Schizophrenia people with the conditioned termed____ show striking impairment in monitor activity

catatonia

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, decentration in the concreate operational stage refers to children being able to:

center on two dimensions of a problem at once

When ads focus on the quality of the product they persuade people to change attitudes through

central route

According to_____ we're motivated to make our cognitions or beliefs consistent with each other and with our behaviors

cognitive-dissonance theory

People are said to____ when they change their behavior to adhere to social norms

conform

In the early 1950's a classical experiment on_____ was conducted by Solomon Asch

conformity

According to Robert Sternberg's triangular model of love____ is the idea from of love, which combines passion, intimacy, and commitment

consummate love

When ads focus on the quality of the product they persuade people to change attitudes through

criminal route

Delmar believes that he has been sent to earth to save mankind. He believes that women are evil and that any male who speaks to a female is doomed to be a slave. He tells people his plan to save males from females, nobody says or does can convince him that his ideas are absorb. Delmar's behavior best exemplifies

delusions

In the context of psychoanalysis, sigmund freud considered_____ the "royal road to the unconscious"

dreams

According to Erik Erikson, adolescents who don't develop____ may experience role diffusion

ego identity

According to psychologist Erik Erikson, late adulthood is the stage of______

ego vs. despair

In client-centered therapy,______ refers to the recognition of a client's experiences and feelings

empathy

True or False: The attraction-similarity hypothesis states that people with opposite natures finds each other active

false

____ is a type of persuasive communication that influences behavior on the basis of arousing anxiety and concern instead of rational analysis of the issues

fear appeal

A researcher places a baby in a room with different objects while recording the time. This shows the baby's visual preference. In this scenario, the researcher is most likely measuring the baby's

fixation time

In the context of the perceptual development of infants_____ is the amount of time spent looking at a visual stimulus

fixation time*

_____ is best described as the mental flexibility shown in learning rapidly to solve new problems

fluid intelligence

According to Carl Rogers psychological problems arise

from roadblocks placed in the path self-actualization

In_____ people forget their entire lives

generalized dissociative amnesia

Graham like to collect car parts. His house is full of parts and there's no space. It has become difficult to navigate around the house. He justifies his actions by saying, "you never know when you might need these" Graham is suffering from

hoarding disorder

Asylums were intended primarily for:

housing people with psychological disorders

According to Erik Erikson's stage of psychological development, children begin to assert control over the environment and strive master adult skills when they're in the stage of

initiative vs. guilt

The difference between major depressive disorder and run of the mill depression is that

lack of energy, low self esteem, loss of interest in activities is more intense in people with major depressive order

Dissociative identity disorder was formerly termed

multiple personality disorder

Mary has schizophrenia and exhibits symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, lack of emotional expression and social withdrawal Mary exhibits

negative symptoms but not positive symptoms

Antidepressant medication tends to increase the concentration of_____ in the brain

noradrenaline

Michael boss tells him to report to work at 4:00 am the next day. Michael isn't happy about arriving at work at an usual hour, yet he does as told. In the context of social influence, his behavior is an example of_____

obedience to authority

Stanley Milgram undertook a series of classical experiments at Yale University in 1963 to study the factors that contribute to

obedience to authority

A mother is playing with her eight month old son. She places a toy in front of her son then takes it away. She notices that her son look for it. Which aspect of pidget sensor-monitor stage is

object performance

Lyle is possessed by the thought that he might develop a severe disease due to the germs. He tries to put these disturbing thoughts out of his mind by washing his hands several times a day. Kyle demonstrates

obsessive compulsive disorder

Evan and Amy are physically attracted to each other and cannot stand being apart. However, they don't have future plans for their relationship. According to Robert Sternberg's triangular model of love this demonstrates

passion

According to Gesalt therapy, which of the following is true?

people don social masks, pretending to be things they're not

The core of generalized anxiety disorder appears to be

pervasive worrying about numerous stressors

In_____ a tormenting event is revisited in the form of intrusive memories, recurrent dreams and flashbacks the feeling that the event is recurring

post-traumatic stress disorder

According to Piaget, ______ is the second stage of cognitive development in children

preoperational

Behavior therapist rely heavily on

principles of conditioning and their observational learning

According to psycho-dynamic therapy, psychological problems

reflects early childhood experiences and inner conflicts

______is the turning of an infant's head towards a touch

rooting

Shawna is mid 50, and her son is going to college while living in an separate apartment she cooks meals for him and laundry regularly. At the same time she looks after her parents who depends on her. Shawna is facing the difficulties of

sandwich generation

According to Ainsworth, Securely attached children

seek iteration upon their mothers reunion after separation

The deliberate seeking and attending to information that's consistent with one's attitude is known as

selective exposure

Excessive fear of public speaking is a common

social anxiety fear

_____ is a sub-field of social psychology that studies the ways in which we form and?

social perception

In operant conditioning, the method of ____ involves a series of behaviors that gradually become similar to a target behavior

successive approximations

Behavior therapist aid clients in_____

the acquisition in self defending behavior patterns

True or False: Prejudice involves stereotyping

true

____ is associated with client centered therapy

unconditional positive regard

_____are parents who leave their children to themselves

uninvolved parents