psyc chapter 13

With respect to the major personality theories described in the textbook, psychodynamic is to trait as _____ is to _____.

Adler; Allport

_____ insisted that madness was not demon possession, but a sickness of the mind caused by severe stresses and inhumane conditions.

Philippe Pinel

Nolen-Hoeksema has found that one consistent difference between men and women that leads to greater rates of depression in women is:

Women ruminate more than men

Overexcited hyperactivity is a feature of _____ disorder.

bipolar

Last year, Nikki was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and one of her symptoms is related to diminished emotion. She sometimes lapses into a zombielike state of apparent apathy known as:

flat affect.

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

Michael is extremely fearful of germs. He sleeps in a special chamber at night, wears gloves, and will only eat food that he can unwrap. His symptoms are MOST characteristic of _____ disorder.

obsessive-compulsive

Thirty-five-year-old Aria needs to have blood work. She is so distraught by this that she must mentally prepare herself for it as well as take a short-acting sedative. Aria seems to be suffering from a(n) _____.

phobia

Which choice incorrectly pairs a personality theory with a proponent?

psychoanalytic—Allport

In a _____ disorder, a person exhibits a disturbance in thought, emotion regulation, or behavior.

psychological

_____ disorder may result in the avoidance of speaking in public, eating in public, and going to parties.

social axiety

This is overestimating others' noticing and evaluating one's appearance, performance, and blunders.

spotlight effect

Card players who attribute their wins to their own skill and their losses to bad luck BEST illustrate a _____ bias.

a self-serving bias

In _____ disorders, awareness becomes separated from past feelings, thoughts, and memories.

dissociative

Lenore is continually tense and plagued by muscle tension, sleeplessness, and an inability to concentrate. Lenore MOST likely suffers from _____ disorder.

generalized anxiety disorder

This group sees dissociative disorders as behaviors reinforced by anxiety reduction.

learning theorists

The anterior cingulate cortex is MOST likely to be hyperactive in people who suffer from:

obsessive-compulsive disoder

According to data from Kessler and colleagues, the highest rate of reported mental disorders was in:

the United States.

Around the world, people describe others' personality traits in terms that seem to be consistent with a set of factors called:

the big five

According to Gordon Allport, personality should be described in terms of:

traits