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culturally inappropriate or unexpected ANS - Therapist Dr. X is working with a client who is heavily
involved with body-piercing. The client enjoys it, but Dr. X thinks the amounts is so excessive she
considers it abnormal behavior. She is employing which definition of abnormality?
frontal lobe ANS - Which of the following lobes of the brain and cerebral cortex is associated with
thinking and reasoning skills and memory, as well as some aspects of emotion?
Impairment or distress; culturally inappropriate or unexpected reactions (violations of cultural or social
norms); psychological dysfunction ANS - Which of the following contains all the elements of the
definition of "psychological disorder"?
a psychiatrist ANS - Marcus is suffering from depression for which his therapist has prescribed
medication. His therapist is most likely
Adoption of scientific methodology ANS - Which of the following has been an important recent (last 50
years) development in the field of psychopathology/psychotherapy
Reason the client first came to therapy; his or her initial complaint(s) ANS - "Presenting problem" refers
to the
Prevalence ANS - The number of people in the population displaying a particular disorder, or the rate of
the disorder in the population is called the
Causation ANS - Etiology refers to
Dix ANS - Who is associated with the mental hygiene movement?
secondary process ANS - The id is NOT associated with which of the following
, Mediate conflict between id and super ego ANS - According to the psychoanalytic theory, the role of
ego is to
conditional stimulus ANS - Tim owns a cat who licks his chops when she hears cellophane cat food
packets being opened. This is not a skill she or her wild ancestors learned in the jungle. According to a
classical conditioning account, the cellophane sound is a(n)
Biological ANS - A common media explanation of psychological disorder is "chemical imbalance," which
is sometimes correct. In any case, this represents what model of causality?
An agonist ANS - John was given a medication that increases the activity of serotonin. This type of drug
would be called
Inherited biological or genetic tendency
Biological or genetic predisposition ANS - In discussing the diathesis-stress model of the development
of psychopathology, diathesis refers to
George, who has a vulnerability to depression, frequently sits alone in his room watching sad movies
ANS - Which of the following most accurately illustrates the reciprocal gene-environment model of
interaction?
dendrite; axon ANS - The receptor is____; transmitter is _____.
increase anxiety ANS - Lower levels of the neurotransmitter GABA are associate with
panic disorder or a phobia ANS - Janie comes to you for an evaluation. She presents with symptoms of
extreme anxiety and fear, including an increased heart rate, trembling and thoughts of wanting to run.
These seem to occur in rather specific settings and people do not have to be around her for these to
occur. She does not experience worry or anxiety in most other situations. Based on this information, you
are thinking that she may have one of the two possible anxiety disorders, which are:
sympathetic ANS - While hiking in the woods, you unknowingly come upon a large bear who lets out a
large growl and lunges toward you before scampering away. You exhibit an immediate, but normal
response of fear. What section of your nervous system accounts for your reaction?
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