Abnormal psychology final review set 3
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between alcohol and sleep?
Alcohol may help initiate sleep, but it interrupts ongoing sleep and can be the cause of a sleep disorder.
Which of the following statements is true with regard to drug treatments for patients with anorexia nervosa?
Medications have not generally been found to be effective for the treatment of anorexia nervosa.
According to the classical conditioning model of learning, which boy might grow up to be a voyeur?
Sameer, who masturbates while peeping at his neighbor
Eating disorders are most prevalent in
Western cultures where food is plentiful.
Of the following, the group in which we would expect to see the highest incidence of anorexia nervosa is
ballet dancers
Treatment for paraphilic disorders is considered successful when someone has
completed all treatment sessions. demonstrated no deviant sexual arousal on objective physiological testing. had no legal record of any charges of deviant sexual activity.
The typical adult who molests a child
does not use physical force.
When the term paraphilia is used to describe the behavior of a rapist, it means that the rapist is aroused by
images of forced sex
The penile strain gauge and the vaginal photoplethysmograph are both used
in the psychophysiological assessment of sexual functioning.
The new approaches to understanding and treating intersexed individuals who have been proposed recently are based on the concept of "five sexes," which include all of the following EXCEPT
"andros" and "estros."
As many as ____ of anorexia nervosa deaths are due to suicide.
20-30%
Patients undergoing the procedure called orgasmic reconditioning are instructed to
masturbate to their usual fantasies but to substitute more desirable ones just before ejaculation.
The hallmark of bulimia nervosa is
out of control eating followed by compensatory behavior
The integration of both positive and negative reinforcement in explaining why the "crash" that follows the initial euphoria of drug use is not a deterrent to further drug use is called
the opponent-process theory.
Given what we know about classical conditioning and learning through association, sleep experts generally recommend
using the bed for sleep and sex only.
Two common medical causes of erectile dysfunction, in addition to kidney disease, are
vascular disease and diabetes.