AP Psych Unit 12 Kahoot
43. Some psychologists believe DID can be part of
PTSD
40. Dissociative disorders are disorders of
consciousness
9. Today, the __________ ___________ is more commonly used, based on science and therapy.
medical model
54. Compared to _______, _______ are nearly twice as vulnerable to major depression.
men; women
45. Psychological disorders that are characterized by emotional extremes are called:
mood disorders
33. ________ ________ is a theory that can explain why people all over the world today share fears.
natural selection
17. In OCD, the ___________ are the obsessions, while the _____________ are the compulsions.
thoughts; behaviors
6. Drilling holes in the skull to "release evil spirits" is known as:
trephination
47. A person can be diagnosed with major depressive disorder if he or she
-is not using drugs or alcohol -
25. By age _____ GAD becomes rare.
50
81. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy seeks to change the way the individual thinks, as well as how s/he
acts
5. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is based on all of the following except:
aggression
35. In people with OCD, there is greater activity in the brain's
anterior cingulate cortex
46. Which is not an example of a mood disorder?
antisocial personality disorder
67. _____ is a personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscious for wrongdoing
antisocial personality disorder
14. _______ are a group of psych. disorders characterized by patterns of worry or worry-avoidance
anxiety disorders
79. In ______, the goal is to substitute a neg. response for a pos. response to a harmful stimulus
aversive conditioning
77. Which type of therapy applies the principles of learning to eliminating unwanted behaviors?
behavior therapy
78. Exposure therapies (which expose people to things they normally avoid) are a type of
behavior therapy
1. All of the following are taken into account when determining a psychological disorder except:
behaviors that break gender norms
27. Agoraphobia is when a person has an irrational fear of
being outside or in public
85. ________ is a treatment characterized by prescribed medications/procedures that act on the body
biomedical therapy
11. The _____ approach to psychological disorders considers nature, nurture, & cultural factors.
biopsychosocial
49. Many of history's famously creative people have suffered from
bipolar disorder
65. Which form of schizophrenia is characterized by immobility and/or parrotlike repetition?
catatonic
28. Which of the following does not follow the theme?
clang associations
80. Therapies that focus on changing the person's thought patterns are known as
cognitive therapies
75. Humanistic therapies focus on _____ thoughts, whereas psychoanalysis focuses on _____ thoughts.
conscious; unconscious
37. Which pair are both examples of somatoform disoders?
conversion disorder, hypochondriasis
2. Whether or not a behavior is considered deviant, distressful, or dysfunctional depends on one's
culture
22. Generalized Anxiety is often accompanied by
depression
52. ___________ is sometimes called "the common cold of abnormal psychology."
depression
56. Which statement about depression is false?
depression is an anxiety disorder
55. Which of the following statements about depression is true?
depression is occurring earlier in people's lives
63. Which form of schizophrenia is characterized by clang associations or inappropriate emotions?
disorganized
44. In ___ ___, the person can't recall getting to where s/he is when s/he regains consciousness.
dissociative fugue
41. Multiple Personalities is the former name for
dissociative identity disorder
13. All of the following are benefits of naming/diagnosing psychological disorders except:
doctors updating DSM
66. An excess of ________ in the brain has been linked to schizophrenia.
dopamine
69. The use of various forms of therapy depending on the individual patient is known as the
eclectic approach
42. People with DID tend to share a history of
extreme abuse
72. Saying aloud whatever comes to mind is a Freudian therapeutic technique known as
free association
21. Freud described the sense of worry in people with GAD as
free-floating
70. The first of the psychological therapies was ________'s _________.
freud psychoanalysis
15. _______ is an anxiety disorder in which a person is unexplainably & continuously tense/uneasy
generalized anxiety disorder
18. Which of the following is generally not thought to be a trigger of PTSD?
genetics
19. It is thought, however, that _________ contributes to the onset of PTSD in some people.
genetics
34. It is clear to us today that _________ contributes greatly to the presence of anxiety disorders
genetics
61. __________ are sensory experiences without sensory stimulation.
hallucinations
23. People with generalized anxiety disorder may end up with
high blood pressure
4. A classic example of how definitions of disorders can change over time within a culture is:
homosexuality
74. Insight therapies, client-centered therapy, and active listening are all features of
humanistic therapies
76. Paraphrasing, clarifying, restating, and unconditional positive regard are features of:
humanistic therapies
39. A person who believes s/he has symptoms of many diseases is likely to have
hypochondriasis
38. People with conversion disorders may experience false perceptions of
inability to swallow, paralysis, blindness
20. In order for a fear or dislike to be considered a phobia, the fear must be persistent and:
irrational
31. The two modern approaches to understanding what causes anxiety disorders are:
learning and biological perspective
51. In bipolar disorder, the individual can yo-yo between
lethargy and intense energy
8. Until recent decades, most people with real or perceived psychological disorders were.
locked up
26. All of the following are characteristics of panic disorder except:
mania
53. ________ is a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state.
mania
57. Which two neurotransmitters are primarily involved in mood disorders?
nor epinephrine, serotonin
32. People can learn fears by watching others. This is known as
observational learning
12. Labeling psychological disorders is criticized because
others respond differently to people with labels
16. ______ is an anxiety disorder in which a person experiences sudden episodes of intense dread
panic disorder
62. Which form of schizophrenia is characterized by a delusions of persecution or grandiosity?
paranoid
3. For a thought/behavior to be considered a disorder, there must be a(n) ________ over time.
pattern
73. ___________ therapies have built upon some of Freud's techniques while rejecting others.
psychodynamic
30. Feeling anxious or fearing a panic attack, a person may go inside and be ___ by feeling calmer.
reinforced
71. Freud believed many psychological problems are caused by
repressed impulses, desires from childhood
68. Eccentric behaviors & emotionless disengagement are characteristic of
schizoid personality disorder
60. _______ is a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized & delusional thinking
schizophrenia
84. Antipsychotic drugs are most likely to be used to treat
schizophrenia
50. Mania (a feature of bipolar disorder) can take the form of all of the following except:
sense of hopelessness or sadness
58. Repetitive physical exercise can reduce depression because it increases
serotonin
48. If depression is living in _______ , then mania is living in _______
slow motion; fast forward
29. Some anxiety disorders are caused by the learned process known as _________ ________
stimulus generalization
82. Family therapy treats the family as a
system
59. All of the following can be thought patterns of a person suffering from depression except
temporary
83. According to the Myers text, most psychotherapy can be effective.
true
64. Which form of schizophrenia is characterized by many and varied symptoms?
undifferentiated
7. Most ancient/historic treatments of psychological disorders would today be considered ___ & ___
unethical; brutal
36. Somatoform disorders are characterized by
unexplained physical symptoms
10. Eating disorders such as anorexic nervosa & bulemia occur more frequently in:
western cultures
24. More than 2/3 of people diagnosed with GAD are _______ .
women
