Final - 15&16

Question 1

Dysfunctional behaviors are maladaptive, which means that they

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Interfere with normal day-to-day life

Question 2

The DSM-5 does not

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Explain the causes of the various psychological disorders

Question 3

According to the medical model, psychological disorders are

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Sicknesses that need to be diagnosed and in most cases cured

Question 4

In the DSM-5, a condition formerly known as “Asperger’s Syndrome” is now included under the label

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Autism spectrum disorder

Question 5

When children are told that certain classmates have learning disabilities, they may behave in ways that inhibit the success of those students in the classroom. This best illustrates the dangers of

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Self-fulfilling prophecies

Question 6

A generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by

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A continuous state of tension, apprehension, and autonomic nervous system arousal

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Obsessions are

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Offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person

Question 8

A traumatic experience may trigger a lasting phobia in a child with a sensitive, high-strung temperament. The same experience, however, may have no long-term impact on a child with a more relaxed temperament. This best illustrates the role of _____ in the development of phobias

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Genetic predispositions

Question 9

In which disorder do people alternate between states of lethargic hopelessness and wild overexcitement

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Bipolar disorder

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Rumination is

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Compulsive fretting and overthinking about problems and their causes

Question 11

Flat affect and catatonia are symptoms most closely associated with

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Schizophrenia with negative symptoms

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A psychological disorder is a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance that

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Represents a significant disturbance in a persons cognitions, emotion regulation, or behaviors

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Psychological disorders that can be overcome with techniques such as counterconditioning are most likely to be treated with

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Psychotherapy

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The first psychological therapy was introduced by

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Sigmund Freud

Question 15

Transference refers to a client’s

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Expression toward a therapist of feelings linked with earlier life relationships

Question 16

Psychodynamic therapy is _____ than traditional psychoanalysis

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Briefer

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Humanistic therapists are likely to teach clients to

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Take more responsibility for their own feelings and actions

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An important feature of client-centered therapy is

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Active listening

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Systematic desensitization involves

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Associating a pleasant relaxed state with anxiety-arousing stimuli

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Stress inoculation training focuses on helping people to

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Replace negative self-talk with more positive comments

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Group therapy is typically more effective than individual therapy for

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Enabling people to discover that others have problems similar to their own

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The placebo effect refers to

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The beneficial consequences of merely expecting that a treatment will be effective

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Light exposure therapy was developed to relieve symptoms of

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Depression

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The therapeutic alliance refers to

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A bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and a client