Final Exam Review

Question 1

A state of self fulfillment in which people realize their highest potential

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Self Actualization

Question 2

Views personality as a collection of broad, enduring dispositions that lead to characteristic behaviors.

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Trait Perspective

Question 3

Trying to change someone’s attitudes and/or behavior

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Persuasion

Question 4

When abnormal behavior deviates from what is considered acceptable in culture is it considered

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Deviant or Atypical

Question 5

When individuals have been diagnosed with more than one disorder, their conditions are referred to as being

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Comorbid

Question 6

Someone who shows persistent deficits in social communication and social interactions in addition to engaging in repetitive behaviors would likely be diagnosed with

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Autism

Question 7

Commonly confused as simply reasoning and thinking skills, a broader definition is that it is an all-purpose ability to do well on cognitive tasks, to solve problems, and to learn from experience

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Intelligence

Question 8

The extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure

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Validity

Question 9

People who are academically advanced, have an IQ of 130 or higher, have a superior talent in a particular area, and are socially well adjusted are considered to be

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Gifted

Question 10

We communicate ideas by using:

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Language, symbols, signs, or sounds

Question 11

Alfred Adler believed that people are primarily motivated to achieve perfection not find pleasure, his approach is known as:

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Individual Psychology

Question 12

A test that requires the interpretation of ambiguous images, such as inkblots or pictures, is considered a:

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Projective Test

Question 13

Seeks to explain how we decide, on the basis of samples of an individual’s behavior, what the specific causes of that person’s behavior are:

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Attribution Theory

Question 14

The process in which individual’s evaluate their thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and abilities in relation to other people:

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Social Comparison

Question 15

Evaluations of people’s behaviors, beliefs, and concepts

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Attitudes

Question 16

Adherence to the rules and norms of society

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Conformity

Question 17

Psychological states in which a person feels disconnected from his or her immediate experience

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Disassociation

Question 18

Type of support group conducted by a paraprofessional

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Self Help

Question 19

Mental category that is used to group objects and events:

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Concept

Question 20

Long before language emerged, humans were shaped into linguistic individuals through

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Biological Evolution

Question 21

Three domains of development

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Physical, Cognitive, and Socioemotional

Question 22

Describes the role of the brain system in our personality

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Eysenck’s Reticular Activation System Theory

Question 23

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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Hallucinations and Delusions

Question 24

The psychodynamic approach and the humanistic approach are examples of

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Insight Therapy

Question 25

Receiving outpatient treatment while living at home rather than receiving services at an inpatient hospital is an example of

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Community Mental Health

Question 26

Estimates of this can change over time and across different groups

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Heritability

Question 27

Teach people to think in more adaptive ways by changing their dysfunctional cognitions about the world and about themselves

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Cognitive Treatment Approaches

Question 28

The ability to produce an infinite number of sentences using a relatively limited set of rules

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Infinite Generativity

Question 29

The scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others.

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Social Psychology

Question 30

They are difficult to treat.
They are long-standing and maladaptive
They are relatively common.

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personality disorders

Question 31

Area of social psychology that explores how people select, interpret, remember, and use social information.

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Social Cognition

Question 32

Drug therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery are all examples of

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Biological Therapy

Question 33

Being alert and mentally present for one’s everyday activities.

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Mindfulness

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Used to note medical conditions that may have implications for psychological treatment.

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DSM-5

Question 35

A disorder that includes a pervasive pattern of instability in relationships with other people, self-image, and emotions, and of marked impulsivity starting by early adulthood

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Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 36

The ability to judge, evaluate, compare, and contrast.

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Analytical Intelligence

Question 37

A pattern of enduring, distinctive thoughts, emotions, and behavior that characterizes the way an individual adapts to the world

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Personality

Question 38

Problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to and learn from life’s everyday experiences is known as

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Intelligence

Question 39

A person is born with some serious physical problems but perseveres throughout development and chooses environmental reinforcers that allow them to construct a unique developmental path. Which of the following best describes this process?

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This person demonstrates the active and interactive role of genetic inheritance and the environment.