Chapter 12 Psychology, Chapter 13 Psychology, Chapter 14 Psychology

stupor

A ____________ is a condition in which the senses, thought, and movement are dulled.

flawed decisions

A characteristic of groupthink, that contributes to ________________ ________________, is the group's belief in its rightness.

praise

Agreement and _________________ are more effective ways to encourage others to embrace one's views

prejudice

Discrimination refers to behavior that results from _____________________.

hypochondria

Illness anxiety disorder is a type of somatic symptom disorder that was earlier called ____________ (aka what Carly & JD have lol ily).

Free Association

In _________ _____________, clients are made comfortable and asked to talk about any topic that comes to mind.

empathy

In client-centered therapy, __________ refers to the recognition of a client's experiences and feelings.

amnesia

In generalized dissociative ___________, people forget their entire lives.

stress

In groupthink, external threats heighten the cohesiveness of the group and is a source of ____________.

evaluation apprehension

In the context of group behavior, _________________ ______________ is the concern that others are assessing one's behavior.

propinquity

Reason people tend to have partners from the same background is _____________.

obedience to authority

Stanley Milgram undertook a series of classic experiments at Yale University in 1963 to study the factors that contribute to ________________ __ ______________.

central route

When ads focus on the quality of the product, they persuade people to change attitudes through _______________.

defenses

When the superego floods an individual with excessive guilt, ___________ are established.

Asylums

__________ were intended primarily for housing people with psychological disorders.

Prejudice

_________________ is connected to avoidance, aggression, and discrimination.

Modeling

__________________ relies on observational learning.

Rational emotive

____________________ ____________________ behavior therapists encourage clients to challenge and correct irrational expectations.

Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)

is characterized by feelings of anxiety and helplessness that are caused by a traumatic event.

self-esteem

People who remain depressed have lower ___________.

borderline

People with _____________ personality disorder alternate between extremes in adulation and loathing.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

People with _____________________ are generally unwilling to enter a relationship without some assurance of acceptance.

posttraumatic stress

People with acute stress disorder can go on to experience _____________ disorder.

delusional

Ecstatic elation and deep depression are both aspects of _______________ disorder.

dominate

Testosterone appears to affect the tendencies to ________________ and control other people.

pressure

The discomfort faced by the participants in the Asch Study was caused by the ______________ to conform.

personality

Fritz Perls used the term Gestalt to signify his interest in giving the conflicting parts of the ______________ an integrated form or shape.

directive

Unlike client-centered therapy, Gestalt therapy is ________________ in nature.

physical

A racing heart is a _______________ symptom of anxiety disorders.

ignore evidence

Aaron Beck believed that clients may selectively perceive the world as a harmful place and ______________ _________________ to the contrary.

self-actualization

According to Carl Rogers, psychological problems arise from roadblocks placed in the path of __________________________________.

social masks

According to Gestalt therapy, people don ______ ____________ , pretending to be things they are not.

passion

According to Robert Sternberg's triangular model of love, ____________ is most crucial in short-term relationships.

dissociative

Amnesia is frequently associated with __________ disorders.

group therapy

An advantage of _____________ ________________, is it allows the therapist to work with several clients at once.

principles of learning

Behavior applies ______________________________________ to directly promote desired behavioral changes.

attitude descrepant behavior

Behavior inconsistent with an attitude that may have the effect of modifying an attitude is known as _________________ _________________ _______________.

virtual therapy

Behavior methods for reducing fears include _________ _______________.

maladaptive

Behavior therapists may help clients become aware of circumstances in which _____________________ behavior occurs.

positive regard

Client-centered therapists have unconditioned ____________ _______________ for their clients.

motives

Cognitive psychologists believe, people decide whether they will lash out or not on the basis of their interpretation of the other person's ________________.

beliefs and attitudes

Cognitive therapy is likely to focus on changing the _______________________ that create and compound people's problems.

somatoform

Conversion disorder is a type of __________ disorder.

multiple personality

Dissociative identity disorder was formerly termed _________________ disorder.

psychodynamic therapy

During the modern _______________ _____________, the client and the therapist usually sit face to face.

social

Excessive fear of public speaking is a common __________ anxiety disorder.

reinforced

From the behavioral perspective, strong, agile organisms are likely to be ______________ for aggressive behavior.

reciprocity

The attraction-similarity hypothesis theorizes that _____________ is a powerful determent of attraction.

stressors

The core of generalized anxiety disorder appears to be pervasive worrying about numerous ___________.

selective exposure

The deliberate seeking and attending to information that is consistent with one's attitude

empathy

The feeling of _________________ encourages helping behavior and discourages aggression.

antianxiety

Most __________________ drugs belong to the chemical class known as benzodiazepines.

aggressive

The hypothalamus brain structure is associated with the instinctive _____________ reactions in non humans.

cognitive

On a ____________ level, prejudice is linked to expectations that members of the target group will behave poorly, say, in the workplace, or engage in criminal behavior or terrorism.

fascination

Passion involves ______________ for the loved one, sexual craving, and the desire for exclusiveness.

conform

People are said to ___________ when they change their behavior to adhere to social norms.

generalized

People with __________ anxiety disorder suffer from persistent anxiety that cannot attribute to a phobic object, situation, or activity.

mood disorders

People with ___________ may become severely depressed when things are going well or when they encounter mildly upsetting events.

traumatic

Posttraumatic stress disorder may occur months or years after a _________ experience.

conscious and choice

Social-cognitive theorists believe _______________ ___ ___________ play key roles in aggressive behavior among humans.

decreases

Valuing being right over being liked _______________ the tendency to conform.

Ideas of persecution

_________ _____ _________ refer to erroneous belief that one is being victimized.

Overcrowding

__________ aggravated the psychological problems that inmates of asylums were already facing.

Psychotherapies

__________ influence clients' thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

attitude

an enduring mental representation of a person, place, or thing that typically evokes an emotional response and related behavior.

Elaboration Likelihood Model

describes the ways in which people respond to persuasive messages

observational

Behavior therapists rely heavily on principles of conditioning and _______________________ learning.

electromyograph

In the context of biofeedback training, the ____________________ is a device that is used to monitor muscle tension.

dreams

In the context of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud considered ____________ the "royal road to the conscious."

catatonic

In the context of schizophrenia, people termed ________________ show striking impairment in motor activity.

prefrontal lobotomy

_______________ _________________ is the best known form of psychosurgery that is used with people with severe psychological disorders.

Physical

_________________ appearance is a factor that contributes to attraction.

family therapy

A form of group therapy that may be undertaken from the systems approach is called ______________ ______________.

manic

In the ______ phase of bipolar disorder, a person may make huge contributions to charity.

early childhood

According to psychodynamic therapy, psychological problems reflect ____________ _____________ experiences and inner conflicts.

dopamine theory

According to the _______________, people with schizophrenia use more dopamine than most people do.

commitment

According to the triangular model of love, ______________ means deciding to enhance and maintain the relationship.

active

Albert Ellis's rational emotive therapy methods are _____________ and directive.

Noradrenaline

Antidepressant medication tends to increase the concentration of ____________________ in the brain.

collectivists

Belonging to a _______________ society increases the tendency to conform.

dispositional attributions

We are biased towards making ________________ ________________ when we explain other people's behavior.

Hallucination

__________ is a perception in the absence of sensory stimulation that is confused with reality.

claustrophobia

__________ is the fear of tight or enclosed places.

Psychodynamic

__________ therapies are based on the thinking of Sigmund Freud.

Schizophrenia

___________ is characterized by disturbances in thought and language, perception and attention, motor activity, and mood, as well as withdrawal and absorption in daydreams or fantasy.

Neuroticism

___________ is characterized largely by persistent anxiety.

Psychological Disorders

____________ _________ are sometimes associated with faulty perceptions or interpretations of reality.

Paranoid

____________ personality disorder is a tendency to interpret other people's behavior as threatening or demeaning.

Gestalt Therapy

_____________ _______________ was originated by Fritz Perls.

specific phobia

______________ are excessive, irrational fears of specific objects or situations, such as spiders, snakes, etc.

Anxiety Disorders

_______________ ______________ are characterized by excessive worrying, fear of loosing control, nervousness, and inability to relax.