Abnormal Psych Test 1 Ch4

In the late 1970s, attachment was studied by

Ainsworth.

Which of the following scenarios contains all of the elements of secure attachment?

Anthony is building a space station out of building blocks, while his stepmother sits near him and gazes out the window. When she gets up and leaves to see what the neighbor is doing, Anthony starts to cry. When she comes back, he reaches out for a hug.

A child sees her lunch box and then feels hunger pangs. In this example, the hunger pangs are a(n)

CR.

Alika is allergic to grass. Whenever he would sit on the grass, his skin would break out in hives that made him feel very itchy. Now, if you just say the word "grass" to him, he starts to feel itchy. In this example, the word "grass" is a(n)

CS.

Physician Joseph Wolpe created which of the following techniques?

Counterconditioning

______ therapy encourages group members to try to find new ways to relate to each other or think about their problems, while ______ therapy encourages people with similar experiences to share their stories with each other in a group setting.

Family; group

Which of the following categories of drugs is not considered to be a psychotherapeutic agent?

Hallucinogens

Which theorist believed that the unconscious is formed at its very root around a set of images common to all human experience?

Jung

Which of these therapeutic styles is limited to certain treatment settings, such as in-patient hospitals?

Milieu therapy

The predominant trait theory, the Five Factor Model, includes five factors that spell out the acronym

OCEAN.

Which of the following structures contains the personality's "seat of morality"?

Superego

In the humanistic perspective, to what does the word "human" refer?

The focus in this perspective on what makes each individual unique

How is the neutral stimulus related to the CS?

The neutral stimulus becomes the CS once conditioning has occurred.

Dr. Peters believes that in order to counteract the problems caused by conditions of worth in childhood, all clients should be totally accepted no matter what they say, do, or feel during therapy. What is Dr. Peters' belief called?

Unconditional positive regard

What is a neutral stimulus?

a stimulus that doesn't cause a response unless it is associated with a UCS

Freud claimed that the ______ personality is overly rigid, controlled, and perfectionistic.

anal retentive

How does food in the mouth cause a dog to salivate?

by stimulating a reflexive response

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing a. maladaptive thoughts. b. maladaptive behaviors. c. both of these

c. both of these

Carl Rogers' theory uses the term ______ to reflect his belief that the potential for self-improvement lies within the individual rather than in the therapist or therapeutic technique.

client-centered

When selecting a partner for a class project that is to determine 50 percent of your grade, you would be best served picking a person high in

conscientiousness.

Which of the following are TRUE about defense mechanisms? a. They can distort reality. b. They can help us adapt to societal expectations. c. They can reduce anxiety. d. All of the answers are true.

d. All of the answers are true.

Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning? a. getting an allowance after completing chores b. getting spanked for running in the street c. getting relief from pain after taking an aspirin d. all of the these

d. all of the these

While doing laundry, Michelle found several old receipts for hotel rooms, flowers, and expensive gifts in her husband's pants pockets. Michelle is still convinced that her husband is not having an affair. Which defense mechanism is Michelle using to minimize her anxiety?

denial

Corey was fired from his job today. When he came home, he yelled at his wife for forgetting to run the dishwasher. Corey is _________ his anger toward his boss onto his wife.

displacing

The theories of Adler, Horney, and Erikson are commonly referred to as the

ego psychology group.

Andrew is quite talkative and fun-loving. He loves to socialize with others and enjoys being around other people. Andrew would score high on which personality factor?

extraversion

Eighteen-month-old Jesse explores and plays while her mother is in the room. The research suggests that Jesse may

feel securely attached to her mother when she is 13.

Egaz Moniz found that by severing the ______ lobes from the rest of the brain, he was able to reduce a patient's symptoms.

frontal

A genotype is the

genetic makeup which contains the form of each gene that you inherit.

Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?

getting spanked for running in the street

John lost his wallet. He hopes it is somewhere in his bedroom. He has searched for it but the room is so messy he hasn't found it and can't be sure it is there. If John stops leaving his room in a mess in the future, then losing his wallet has functioned as a

negative punishment.

George is a worrier. He always seems tense, because he is anxious about his health, his job, and his relationships. Which factor of personality best encapsulates these attributes of George?

neuroticism

A person high in ____________ might try skydiving or bungee jumping.

openness to experience

Dr. Rodriguez shows his client with a phobia of riding in elevators how he would like her to push the elevator button and then step into the elevator. He performs this action for her and then asks her to do it with him. Dr. Rodriguez's behavior is an example of

participant modeling.

Which of the following is not a "Big Five" personality factor?

perfectionism

The observed and measurable characteristics that result from the combination of environmental and genetic influences is known as your

phenotype.

A man, unsure of his own sexuality, openly discriminates against homosexuals in his workplace. The man is using ___________ to deal with his inner conflict.

reaction formation

After Paul's professor told him that he had failed his exam, Paul banged his fists on her desk, threw his books on the ground, and whined that she was being unfair. Paul was coping with his anxiety by using

regression.

Positive reinforcement ____________ and negative reinforcement ________________.

strengthens behavior by adding a stimulus; strengthens behavior by removing a stimulus

Roger has lots of frustration at work, so he recently has taken up online gaming as a way to "beat things up." This is an example of

sublimation.

Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that travel across the ______, allowing neurons to communicate with the neighbors.

synapse

Transmission of information throughout the nervous system takes places at

synapses.

Two-year-old Nick cries whenever he sees his father leave the room. His parents have come to you for help. You tell them

they may not need to be concerned, but you need more information in order to advise them.