Psy101 Test 4

approximately ____ % of Americans are diagnosed with antisocial disorder Most of them are _____

1-4; Men

How many people are HIV-positive in the US?

1.2mil

About_____% of women in North America report pain during intercourse

15%

Having a first-degree relative with OCD increases one's risk of developing the disorder by a factor of:

2

Children deomstrate an understanding of gender role generally by the age of:

2 or 3 years old

In any given year, just over ____ % of Americans are diagnosed with a psychological disorder

26%

Worldwide, about _____ % of people are happy with their sex life

50%

about _____% of _____carries the Y chromosome

50% ; Sperm

Which figure BEST approximates the proportion of adults who say the engaged in intercourse by age 20?

85%

During David Rosenhan's study in which several colleagues were admitted into mental hospital's, the author reported that _____ were the most likely to detect that the "pseudo patients" were not actually suffering from mental illness.

Actual mental patients

The case of the Genain quadruplets _____ the importance of _____ factors in schizophrenia ethology.

Affirms; genetic

According to the five-factor model of personality, _____ indicates how trusting and easygoing a person is

Agreeableness

Which choice BEST expresses how many states offer some form of the insanity legal defense?

Almost all

Davina is a "neat freak." she can't stand to be late or anything. Other people have to do things "just right" for her to be happy. A psychoanalytic theorist might suggest that Davina is fixated at the _____ stage of development.

Anal

______ is the MOST appropriate term for an individual who displays behaviors associated with both genders is:

Androgynous

Chase stole money from a local grocery store to buy beer, He later assaulted a 72-year-old woman and stole her purse because he felt like he needed money more than she did. He bought a cup of coffee with money he found in the purse while he waited for the next train. On the train, a woman accidentally stepped on his shoes, and he threw his hot coffee on her and laughed. Chase would be considered to be suffering from ____ personality disorder

Antisocial

Dr. Plater believes that one's personality is really just a collection of behaviors that have been conditioned, reinforced, or learned through observation. Dr. Plater endorses the _____ perspective on personality

Behavioral

According to the textbook, sexual dysfunctions are BEST understood using the ____ perspective

Biopstchosocial

Butch alternates between periods of dark despair and times of elation, great energy, recklessness and creativity. Butch seems to be suffering from ____disorder

Bipolar

An individual who is sexually, romantically, or emotionally attracted to members of either sex is:

Bisexual

Which statement is TRUE of schizophrenia?

Blocking receptor sites for dopamine decreases the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia

The learning mechanism MOST likely implicated in the development of panic disorder is:

Classical conditioning

Klaus has been diagnosed not only with major depressive disorder, but also generalized anxiety disorder. His case illustrates:

Comorbidity

With respect to the potential brain bases of sexual orientation recent MRI research revealed that the _____ is _____ among gay men than among straight men.

Corpus Callosum ; Thicker

Recall the "three Ds" of psychological disorders mentioned in the textbook. The extent to which a behavior falls outside society's standards or rules is referred to as it's:

Deviance

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by a(n)

Exaggerated sense of self importance

In the first stage of the sexual response cycle, the penis becomes erect and the clitoris swells. This is the_____ phase

Excitement

A graduate student is using a statistical software package to identify the basic patterns underlying the many relationships among a large number of variables. she is preforming _____ analysis

Factor

Menarche is to spermarche as _____ is to ______

Female; Male

Gary is sexually aroused by the sight, smell and feel of women's undergarments. Gary's case illustrates:

Fetishism

Antibiotics CANNOT successfully treat

Gonorrhea

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include:

Hallucinations

Betty does not believe she can meet her weight-loss and strength-training goals her personal trainer has set. In Bandrua's terms Betty:

Has low self-efficacy

The rates of major depressive disorder is likely to be up to 3 times ______ for women than men beginning in _______t

Higher; Adolescence

In freud's model of the mind, the ____ consist of a pool of primal psychic energy

ID

Which sequence BEST reflects the extent which Freud's personality structures operate consciously, or LEAST conscious to MOST conscious?

ID > Superego > Ego

According to Carl Rogers, the term ____ refers to the self-concept a person strives for and fervently wishes to achieve

Ideal self

Dissociative ______ is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personalities.

Identity disorder

_____ reliability refers to the consistency of a test's result when it is score by more than one person

Interrater

An asexual individual:

Is not sexually attracted to other people.

Identify a TRUE statement about anorexia nervosa

It affects mostly women and adolescent girls.

Which psychologist is MOST likely to have said, "Penis envy is really power envy."?

Karen Horney

Which sexual disorder is caused by abnormalities in the 23rd pair of chromosomes in a male?

Kinefelter's Syndrome

Julian Rotter used the term ___ to denote a pattern of beliefs about where the responsibility cor outcomes resides.

Locus of control

For the past 4 weeks, Nan has been feeling lethargic and worthless. Her friends are worried because she no longer show interest in her normal social activities. Nan is MOST likely suffering from ____ disorder

Major depressive

Which statement is FALSE?

Men's attitudes about extramarital sex is less permissive than woman's

Rose Maire describes herself as an "ESTJ." Rose maries is referring to her scores o the:

Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

_____ personality test use a standard set of questions and are scored in a standardized way.

Obejective

People who are troubled by repetitive thoughts or actions are suffering from _____ disorder

Obsessive-compulsive

Garner is imaginative, curious and interested in new ideas, Brandy is conventional, down-to-earth and has limited interest. Most likely, Garner scores high while Brandy scores low on the Big Five dimension of:

Openness

Men score higher than women on which of the Big Five traits?

Openness

Which sequence indicates the CORRECT order of the first three stages in Freud's theory of psychosexual development, from first to last?

Oral > Anal > Phallic

Which statement is TRUE??

Pedophilia is more common among men than among women, and it is a lifelong condition

Critics of psychoanalytic theory contend that Freud paid little attention to:

People's capacity for change

______ refers to the unique set of core characteristics that influence the way an individual feels, thinks and acts.

Personality

According to Freud, during which stage of psychosexual development must the developing child negotiate the oedipal conflict?

Phallic

Both the _____ and the _____ theories of personality have been criticized for relying on concepts that are difficult to define operationally

Psychoanalytic; humanistic

"Negative reinforcement contributes to the maintenance of not only phobias but also obsessive-compulsive disorder." This statement BEST reflect a _____ perspective on psychological disorders

Psychological

People with schizophrenia demonstrate severe and chronic loss of contact with reality called:

Psychpsis

Which pairing is CORRECTLY matches a trait theorist whit his contribution?

Raymond Cattell - Distinguishing between surface and source traits

The ____ Principle is a collection of rules that guide the ego as it negotiates between the ID and the environment

Reality

In the defense mechanism of ____, unacceptable feelings or impulses are pushed back into the unconscious

Repression

During the_____ phase of the sexual responce cycle, men are unable to develop an erection for a while.

Resolution

Gender_____ are psychological or mental guidelines that dictate how to be masculine or feminine.

Schemas

Humanistic psychologist suggest that people are consciously motivated to reach their maximum potential; that is, people have a fundamental drive toward:

Self-actualization

Which statement is TRUE?

Sex is a biological concept, and gender is a sociocultural concept

Brianna lives in a small town. She has an intense fear of social situation and scrutiny by others. She avoids speaking in class, she no longer goes to parties, and she no longer goes out to eat in restaurants. Brianna seems to be suffering from:

Social Phobia

Albert Bandura is one of the leading proponents of a ____ perspective on pesonalitiy

Social-cognitive

Among individuals who commit suicide, the most common psychological disorders are major depressive disorder and:

Substance abuse disorder

Which research technique did Kinsey and his colleagues use in their early studies of human sexual behavior?

Survey Method

Which disease is curable?

Syphilis

Eating disorders usually begin in

The early teens

Which statement is TRUE of psychological disorders?

Their symptoms are not typical in the general population

In the context of a study conducted by Ainsworth and Maner in 2012, which statement is MOST likely turn of men?

They tend to show more physical aggression than women.

Casey has always believed that he is a woman trapped in a man's body. He is undergoing hormone treatment and is considering sex reassignment surgery. Casey is BEST described as:

Transsexual

Anxiety disorders are:

Twice as common in woman than men

Dr. gilbert is a clinial psychologist. When she interviews a client, she does not use a fixed set of questions. Instead, she subtly guides each interview so that the client's unique issues will gradually emerge. She uses _____ interviews

Unstructured

____ entails sexual arousal as a result of watching unsuspecting people undress or have sex

Voyeurism

In the moment of conception, a male's sperm unites witha female's egg to produce a(n)

Zygote

in research examining the relationship between birth order and personality, family size is often a(n) ______ variable

confounding