Exam 2 Review Flashcards
An individual who is experiencing an elevated mood, a decreased need for sleep is likely experiencing:
Mania
What is the general agreement about the relationship between bereavement and depression?
Bereavement can lead to depression in many cases.
Bipolar I disorder is characterized by ______, whereas bipolar II is characterized by ______.
full manic episodes; hypomanic episodes
Treatment for bereavement often includes:
finding meaning in the loss
Which statement best characterizes the relationship between anxiety and depression?
All depressed ppl are anxious but not all anxious ppl are depressed
Which theory suggests that depression occurs when ppl believe that they have no control over their lives?
learned helplessness
A psychologist helps ppl think more positively about themselves, the world, and the future. Whose model is she using?
Carl Rogers
Maintenance treatment for depression can be important because it can prevent:
relapse
Which of the following explains why some people refuse to take medications to treat their depression?
For some people the medications cause serious side effects.
Which of the following is a risk factor for suicide?
having a relative who committed suicide
Which applies knowledge about human thoughts, emotions, and activities to prevent, diagnose, and treat medical problems?
behavioral medicine
The stages of the general adaptation syndrome occur in what order?
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Cortisol is:
a hormone that stimulates the hippocampus to turn off the stress response
Shanti has to take an important college entrance exam. What will most influence a positive or negative response?
Shanti’s beliefs about how much control she has over the situation
What could someone with HIV expect to see when they participate in an stress-management support group?
an increase in the activity of T helper and natural killer cells
The study of how psychosocial factors influence cancer is known as:
psychoncology
Which of the following is a risk factor for coronary heart disease?
anger that is part of the type A behavior pattern
Biofeedback can be used to teach people how to:
consciously control physiological functions that are outside awareness
Which of the following accurately characterizes the effects of denial as a coping strategy?
Denying a disease may prevent ppl from noticing variations in symptoms
Which three behaviors, all of which can be modified, put people at the most risk for physical problems?
unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, smoking
_____ of individuals w eating disorders die from the disorder, with 50% of those deaths coming from _____
20%; suicide
Dr. Thompson sees a patient with a chubby face, calluses on her fingers, and small scars on the back of her hand. Tests indicate that the patient weighs slightly more than her expected weight and that she has an electrolyte imbalance. The patient reports that she is having persistent constipation and that she feels as if her heart has been skipping beats. These symptoms are consistent with:
bulimia nervosa
Research on bulimia nervosa suggests that it most often co-occurs with:
Anxiety disorders
Typical age of onset for eating disorders is _____ with younger cases for anorexia at _____ and younger cases of bulimia at _____
20; 15; 10
In a study by Fallon and Rozin, female undergraduates:
rated the ideal body size smaller than the attractive body size
Which is true of cognitive– behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT) in the treatment of bulimia?
CBT appears to work faster than IPT but both have same effect at 1 year
Which of the following is used to measure arm movements as an indicator of sleep activity and sleep quality?
actigraph
Michael, a 55-year-old overweight male, experiences a cessation in his breathing for short periods. What might he have?
sleep apnea
Mr. Dunn has been experiencing insomnia for several weeks. His doctor recommends that he only lie in bed for three hours, the amount of time that he actually sleeps each night. The amount of time Mr. Dunn lies in bed is then increased as he begins to sleep more. This treatment is known as:
sleep restriction
The primary difference between sleep terrors and nightmares is:
sleep terrors occur during NREM sleep
Statistics about sexual activity have suggested that:
Most ppl have heterosexual vaginal intercourse in a relationship w one partner
Research evidence on the origins of homosexuality has suggested a possible role for all of the following EXCEPT:
emotionally distant fathers
The most common form of treatment for gender dysphoria is:
sexual reassignment surgery
In which phase of the sexual response cycle can men experience difficulty attaining or maintaining erections?
arousal
Simone says she wants to have sex but can’t seem to achieve adequate lubrication to make sex enjoyable. This could be:
sexual arousal disorder
Which component is essential to the diagnosis of female orgasmic disorder?
Orgasm never or almost never occurs
The overarching goal of Masters and Johnson’s psychosocial treatment for sexual dysfunction was:
reducing or eliminating psychologically-based performance anxiety
A disorder in which an inappropriate, inanimate object is the source of sexual arousal is known as a:
paraphilia
Which of the following statements is an accurate characterization of pedophilia?
The perpetrator rationalizes it as a way to teach children about sexuality
What treatment for paraphilia involves imagining harmful consequences occurring in response to unwanted behavior?
covert sensitization
