Psychology 2000 Exam 3 (ch 9, 15-16)

One-year-old Ainsley learned the schema for trucks because his family has a truck. When Ainsley sees trucks on television, she says, "Look mommy, truck!" This exemplifies ________.

assimilation

Etiology is another word for ________.

causes

What is comorbidity?

co-occurrence of two disorders

________ development involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity.

cognitive

A psychological disorder is a ________.

condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

Which of the following is a developmental issue children face during the concrete operational stage?

conservation

Crawling, walking, writing, dressing, naming colors, speaking in sentences, and starting puberty are all examples of ________.

developmental milestones

People in early adulthood (20s through early 40s) are ready to establish emotional closeness and maintain relationships with others. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

intimacy vs. isolation

derealization

is conceptualized as a sense of "unreality or detachment from, or familiarity with, the world, be it individuals, inanimate objects, or all surroundings"

depersonalization

is defined as feelings of "unreality or detachment from, or unfamiliarity with, one's whole self or from aspects of the self"

Intruding thoughts that occur again and again are called _________. Repetitive, ritualistic behaviors are called________.

obsessions; compulsions

In ________ thinking, decisions are made based on situations and circumstances, and logic is integrated with emotion as adults develop principles that depend on contexts.

postformal

In the ________ stage, children use words and images to represent things, but they lack logical reasoning.

preoperational

Repeated drug use and/or alcohol use after a period of improvement from substance abuse is called ________.

relapse

Ego identity is our ________.

sense of self

Kaylee refuses to change in the locker room during gym class. She is afraid that someone will see her body, make fun of it, and embarrass her. As a result, Kaylee skips gym class to avoid the situation. She gets very anxious when she has to speak up in class because she is afraid she will say something others think is dumb. Based on this information, it is possible that Kaylee has (a) ________.

social anxiety disorder

Fear of snakes, thunderstorms, darkness, and water are classified as _________.

specific phobias

Dr. Nwoambi is a psychologist who is currently evaluating a new client. Dr. Nwoambi would most likely refer to the _________ to assist her in diagnosing her client's psychological disorder.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

A ________ is any environmental agent—biological, chemical, or physical—that causes damage.

teratogen

Jenny has a strong interest in food but eats sparingly and with disgust. She has an intense fear of becoming obese, and even though she looks incredibly thin, she feels "fat" and does not eat enough to maintain a normal body weight for her frame. She is most likely suffering from __________.

anorexia nervosa

A panic disorder is a type of ________disorder characterized by panic attacks, along with at least one month of worry about panic attacks or self-defeating behavior related to the attacks.

anxiety

Children whose parents have an authoritarian parenting style can be ________.

anxious, withdrawn, and unhappy