Psyc 101

Ken tends to worry a lot, and thinks about potential threats. As a result, he is unwillingness to try new things, and lacks opportunities to see that his worries are unfounded. Bandura called this process:

reciprocal determinism.

Rhiannon is confident she can complete a difficult problem set in one of her engineering courses. Rhiannon has high

self-efficacy

I've just spilled coffee on my light blue shirt, and I overestimate the extent to which others will pay attention and notice the stain, due to

the spotlight effect.

Todd is attracted to his therapist. His attraction reflects the feelings he had toward his mother when he was a young boy in the midst of the Oedipal conflict. Todd's experience illustrates:

transference.

Mel and her doctor are trying to decide which medication Mel should use to reduce her psychotic symptoms. Her doctor told her that the first-generation dopamine-blocking drugs can have side effects such as:

twitches and tremors.

After an entire day without a cigarette, Selena is sweaty and shaking. Selena's symptoms BEST reflect:

withdrawal

Your roommate keeps her desk clutter-free, with everything laid out in a perfect grid. She also arrives at classes and appointments at least 15 minutes early. She would most likely score high on the Big Five factor:

conscientiousness

Delores has been in therapy for two years, but her last session is today. If you ask her next month how effective her psychotherapy was, she is likely to:

overestimate its effectiveness.

Symptoms that can be incorrectly perceived as those of a heart attack are MOST characteristic of _____ disorder.

panic

Substances that produce changes in perception, emotion, thinking, or behavior are called _____ drugs.

psychoactive

Which of these is the correct order for Freud's psychosexual stages?

oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital

Ariel is drinking a can of beer. Barry is smoking a cigarette. Cord is smoking a marijuana cigarette. Who is using a psychoactive drug?

all three are using psychoactive drugs

People who suffer from generalized anxiety disorder:

are tense and apprehensive most of the time.

You are suffering from a severe fear of birds (ornithophobia), and decide to seek out help from a therapist. You learn that _____ therapy is the empirically supported treatment.

behavior modification or conditioning

In any given year, the MOST common type of psychological disorder in the United States is:

depressive or bipolar disorder.

Sharon was admitted to the hospital with severe depression. She nearly killed herself by slitting her wrists. The only reason she survived is because her husband came home from work early. One type of treatment that might bring her out of depression quick

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

The MOST effective psychotherapists seem to be those who:

establish an empathic, caring relationship with their clients.

A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear of water by getting her to swim in the family's backyard pool three times a day for two consecutive weeks. The therapist's approach to helping Rebecca BEST illustrates:

exposure therapy.

Veda is sociable, fun-loving, and affectionate. She would likely score very high on a personality test that measures the Big Five factor of

extraversion.

During a therapy session, Jenny focuses on several intrusive thoughts that have been bothering her. The therapist tells Jenny to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts. Jenny's therapist is using a technique known as: Please choose the

free association.

While meeting with a psychologist, Benjo is told to relax and say anything that comes to his mind, a technique called

free association.

The primary reservoir of unconscious psychic energy.

id

The biological effects of anxiety disorders can express themselves in two areas of the brain, one responsible for _____ and the other for _____.

impulse control; habitual behavior

Classical psychoanalysts are especially interested in:

interpreting the meaning of clients' resistance to therapeutic procedures.

The social-cognitive perspective has linked the experience of depression with:

learned helplessness.

For the past four weeks, Odessa has been feeling lethargic and worthless. Her friends are worried because she no longer shows interest in her normal social activities. It is MOST likely that Odessa is suffering from:

major depressive disorder.