PSY/203T Foundations of Psychology The Latest Version A+ Study Guide **********************************************
PSY 203T Entire Course Link https://www.onlinehelp123.com/psy-203 ********************************************** PSY 203T Wk 5 - Summative Assessment: Week 5 Exam Fear of places, such as unfamiliar or crowded spaces, where help might not be available in case of an emergency is referred to as Multiple Choice • claustrophobia. • acrophobia. • xenophobia. • agoraphobia. • An advantage of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, is that Multiple Choice • it considers the degree to which people display psychologically disordered behavior rather than compartmentalizing them into inflexible categories. • it does not rely too much on the medical perspective on abnormal behavior. • it does not label an individual as abnormal and thereby avoids a dehumanizing, lifelong stigma. • it is primarily descriptive and attempts to avoid suggesting the cause for an individual's behavior and problems. • Professionals with a Master's degree and specialized training who usually provide therapy regarding common family and personal problems are called Multiple Choice • counseling psychologists. • psychiatrists. • licensed professional counselors. • psychoanalysts.
_______Blank is a statistical approach that observes what behaviors are rare or occur infrequently in a specific society or culture, and labels those deviations from the norm "abnormal." Multiple Choice • Abnormality as the inability to function effectively • Abnormality as producing a sense of personal discomfort • Abnormality as a deviation from an ideal • Abnormality as a deviation from what is average behavior • Which of the following is true of research conducted on behavior therapy? Multiple Choice • Research shows that behavior therapies produce insights into one's life similar to psychoanalysis and humanistic therapies. • Research shows that behavior therapies and cognitive therapies are fundamentally the same. • Neuroscientific evidence shows that behavioral treatments can produce actual changes in brain functioning. • There is evidence that external behavior is a result of internal functions. A primary goal of treatment using the cognitive perspective on psychological disorders is to Multiple Choice • explicitly teach new, more adaptive ways of thinking. • use electroconvulsive therapy. • use the technique of trephination to treat mental illnesses. • detect the genetic anomalies that cause abnormal behaviors. Which perspective primarily argues that psychological disorders stem from childhood conflicts over opposing wishes regarding sex and aggression? Multiple Choice • the psychoanalytic perspective • • •
the humanistic perspective the sociocultural perspective the medical perspective
Which of the following perspectives assumes that physiological causes are at the root of psychological disorders? Multiple Choice • the medical perspective • the humanistic perspective • the behavioral perspective • the psychoanalytic perspective
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an example of Multiple Choice • person-centered therapy. • client-centered therapy. • self-help therapy. • interpersonal therapy. Drugs that reduce the level of worry or tension a person experiences, essentially by reducing excitability and increasing feelings of well-being, are known as Multiple Choice • mood stabilizers. • antipsychotic drugs. • antidepressant drugs. • antianxiety drugs. _______Blank is a disorder typically marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity. Multiple Choice • Narcissistic personality disorder • Bipolar disorder • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder • Schizophrenia _____Blank are professionals with a PhD or EdD who typically treat day-to-day adjustment problems, often in a university mental health clinic. Multiple Choice • Licensed professional counselors • Psychoanalysts • Psychiatrists • Counseling psychologists • Which of the following statements is true of the characteristics of the major clinical disorders? Multiple Choice • The fear of water occurs in dissociative disorders. • Loss of memory occurs in somatic symptom disorders. • Sexual dysfunction occurs in mood disorders. • Severe distortion of reality occurs in schizophrenia. • Which of the following is a way in which contemporary psychodynamic therapy differs from classic psychoanalysis? Multiple Choice • Contemporary psychodynamic therapy generally lasts longer than classic psychoanalysis.
• Classic psychoanalysis takes a more active role than contemporary psychodynamic therapy. • Classic psychoanalysts concentrate on an individual's current relationships and specific concerns, whereas contemporary psychodynamic therapists do not. • Contemporary psychodynamic therapists put less emphasis on a patient's past history and childhood, whereas classic psychoanalysts put more emphasis on it. • Which of the following statements accurately describes the characteristics of a personality disorder? Multiple Choice • People with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder show no regard for the moral and ethical rules of society. • People with schizoaffective personality disorder have an overly emotional and dramatic style of behavior. • People with antisocial personality disorder have an exaggerated sense of self-importance. • People with borderline personality disorder rely on relationships to define their identity. • ______Blank refers to the presence of one or more additional diseases or disorders co-occurring with a primary disease or disorder. Multiple Choice • Obsession • Hoarding behavior • Compulsion • Comorbidity • Which of the following is true of transcranial magnetic stimulation? Multiple Choice • It is not as popular as it used to be. • It is still experimental. • It uses an electrical current. • It does not have any side effects. The predisposition model of schizophrenia suggests that Multiple Choice • the disorder has genetic causes. • expressed emotion cannot trigger symptoms of schizophrenia. • the disorder is not triggered by social rejection. • individuals may inherit an inborn sensitivity to develop the disorder. • _______Blank is an extended state of intense, wild elation. Multiple Choice
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Insomnia Mania Depression Anxiety
In person-centered therapy, therapists are Multiple Choice • directive. • empathetic. • challenging. • judgmental. In the context of operant conditioning techniques, the ________Blank rewards a person for desired behavior with a poker chip or play money. Multiple Choice • appraisal technique • eclectic approach to therapy • token system • cognitive-behavioral approach _______Blank is a form of therapy that reduces the frequency of undesired behavior by pairing an unpleasant stimulus with undesired behavior. Multiple Choice • Aversive conditioning • Systematic desensitization • Manifest structuring • Virtual reality exposure therapy Which of the following therapies focuses on challenging unreasonable and unrealistic beliefs? Multiple Choice • rational-emotive behavior therapy • dialectical-behavior therapy • prolonged-exposure therapy • multimodal therapy The ________Blank is a treatment approach that incorporates basic principles of learning to change the way people think and act. Multiple Choice • cognitive-behavioral approach • psychodynamic-cognitive approach • humanistic-behavioral approach • psychodynamic-humanistic approach Atypical antipsychotics affect both ________Blank and dopamine levels in the brain.
Multiple Choice • oxytocin • serotonin • prolactin • epinephrine