Elementary Psychology: Test 4

Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft are examples of ________.

Antidepressants

Rheumatoid arthritis is considered a(n) ________ disease because it involves the body mistaking its own healthy cells for invaders and repeatedly attacking them.

Autoimmune

Etiology is another word for ________.

Causes

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

Chronic

Humanistic therapy is also called ________ therapy.

Client-Centered

In order to overcome an eating disorder, 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?

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

A psychological disorder is a ________.

Condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

Exposure therapy is a ________ technique.

Counterconditioning

Aversive conditioning is a ________.

Counterconditioning technique that pairs an unpleasant stimulant with an undesirable behavior

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), three factors work together to produce successful treatment. Which of the following is not one of the three factors?

Having a psychologist or therapist of the same sex

How is behavior therapy different than psychoanalysis?

In behavior therapy, a therapist employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors, while psychoanalysis involves digging deeply into one's unconscious.

Optimism is a tendency toward a(n) ________.

Positive outlook and positive expectations

Schizophrenia is considered a ________ disorder.

Psychotic

What is a social role?

Socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group

Antipsychotic drugs, such as Haldol, are used to treat all of the following except ________.

Visual hallucinations

An organizational psychologist studies ________.

Worker satisfaction, motivation, and commitment

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

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

A panic disorder is a type of ________disorder characterized by panic attacks, along with at least one month of worry about panic attacks or self-defeating behavior related to the attacks.

Anxiety

What is groupthink?

Modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus

If Laura has bipolar disorder, then she ________.

Often experiences mood states that vacillate between depression and mania