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according to your text, out of all of life's troubles _______ is the most common Conflict
the study of psychological and physical changes from birth through old age is called Developmental psychology
Erikson outlined ________ stages of development eight
from the third month after conception until birth, the developing organism is known as a fetus
according to freud, the stage of psychosexual development in which the infants erotic feelings center on the mouth, lips and tongue is the ________ Oral stage
the leading cause of death and disability in the US is _____ coronary heart disease
the period of development from conception to birth is called the prenatal period
_________ occurs when a person is prevented from reaching a goal because something or someone is in the way frustration
a group of people born during the same period of historical time is called__________ a cohort
people who respond to life events with impatience, hostility, competitiveness, urgency, and constant striving are said to be exhibiting a _______ behavior pattern. Type A
the proper chronological order of freuds psychosexual stages is_____ oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
agnes is 70 yrs old. according to erikson, her main task will be to develop a sense of _______ integrity
JANE IS 40 YRS OLD her main task according to erikson will be to develop a sense of ______ generativity
amy is 5 years old. according to erikson, her main task will be to develop a sense of ___ initiative
pessimists tend to see events as__ threats
optimists tend to see events as __ challenges
stress is experienced_______ in both unpleasant ans pleasant situations
people who respond to life events in a laid back, relaxed, "one day at a time " manner are said to be exhibiting ____ behavior pattern type T
the drug most abused by pregnant women is _______ alcohol
research evidence currently supports the notion that infants begin to develop depth perception at about ________ 4 months of age
any environmental demand that creates a state of tension of threat and requires change or adaptation is called stress
knowledge of what behavior is appropriate for each gender is called __ gender-role awareness.
expressions of anger are a form of ____ confrontation
judy is nine years old, according to erikson her main task is to develop a sense of ___ industry
the placenta is_ the organ by which an embryo or fetus is attached to its mother
both boys and girls usually develop a sense of gender identity around age ___ three
evaluation of changes in terms of whether you have a lot or a little at stake is known as _____ primary appraisal
the head completes virtually all of its growth by age__ 10
jack is 24, his main task according to erikson is to develop a sense of _ intimacy
erik is a new born. according to erikson his main task is to develop a sense of __ trust
the "college life stress inventory" measures_ major events
a disorder that is casue during pregnancy and is characterized by the child having facial defects, stunted growth and cognitive impairments is _____ fetal alcohol syndrome
toxic substances such as alcohol and nicotine that cross the placenta and may result in birth defects are called ___ teratogens
acknowledging a stressful situation directly and attempting to find a solution to the problem or attain a difficult goal is called______ confrontation
which of the following would a new born spend most time looking at a black and white checkerboard pattern with large squares
a reflex crucial to a new borns survival is__ sucking
almost all new borns respond to the human voice, face and touch
research on young children indicates that motor development is the result of a combination of maturation and practice
the ave age for an infant to stand up while holding on to something is__ 9 months
audrey is 2 yrs old. erkin says her main task is to develop a sense of autonomy
jeremy is 18, erkison says his main task is to develop a sense of identity
during the third year of life, children begin _____ To for two and three word sentences
true or false: for freud, the energy from the sexual instinct is called libido tRUE
T or F: the most widely used objective personality test is the MMPI True
T or F: many people add to their own stress because of self-defeating, irrational thoughts True
t/f According to freud, the ego controls all thinking and reasoning activity True
t/f traits can be directly observed. False
T/F psychiatric symptoms get worse during short, rapid economic upturns true
t/f PTSD can set in right after a traumatic event true
t/f Erikson outlined 8 stages of development true
to the extent that a behavior occurs only when a particular event also occurs, we tend to attribute the behavior to that event. this is an example of___ distinctiveness
false sensory perceptions that often take the form of hearing voices are called____ hallucinations
mild traumatic brain injury is often mistaken for ____ depression
the _____ personality is that of a loner who seems withdrawn, unfeeling, and distant schizoid
disorders in which there is real physical illness that is largely caused by psychological factors such as stress or anxiety are called____ psychpsomatic
a severe anxiety reaction that takes place after an extremely stressful event is most likely to be________ PTSD
disorders characterized by disturbances in a persons prolonged emotional state are known as___ mood disorders
an intense paralyzing fear of a specific situation, object, or person, or thing in the absence of any real danger is a _____ phobia
the psychoanalytic model holds that abnormal behavior is the result of ___ unconscious conflicts
disorders in which part of a persons personality is separated from the rest and the person cant reassemble the pieces are know as____ dissociative disorders
the reward theory of attraction is based on the concept of_______ exchange
in psychoanalysis "working through" provides people with___ a second chance to solve childhood conflicts
a sudden, unpredictable feeling of intense terror, with no immediately observable cause is ___ panic attack
electroconvulsive therapy___________ often results in brief confusion with some memory impairment.
bringing repressed feelings to consciousness is the goal of__ psychoanalytic therapy
an affective disorder that includes both depression and mania is known as _______ bipolar disorder
research indicates that psychotherapy________ is more effective for mild disorders that for severe disorders
the loss or impairment of the ordinary physical responses of sexual ability is called____ sexual dysfunction
the term ________ means losing touch with reality psychotic
a relatively stable organization of beliefs, feelings, and behavior tendencies toward something or someone else is an _____ attitude
the term affect is used by psychologists to refer to ___ emotion
people considering suicide are usually most overwhelmed with___ feelings of hopelessness
gestalt therapy emphasizes______ finding initial causes of current problems
the opposite of depression is ___ mania
according to the diathesis-stress model some people______ are biologically vulnerable to certain kinds of stress
an episode of intense sadness that may last for several months is called______ major depressive disorder
DSM-IV-rt defines mental disorders according to ___ significant behavior patterns
in client-centered therapy, therapists try to ____ reflect client statements
virtually all anti psychotic drugs work by __ blocking dopamine receptors in the brain
the term psychologists use for how close two people live to each other is __ proximity
early asylums were_____ little more than prisons where the insane could be confined
an anxiety disorders in which a person feels driven to think disturbing thoughts and or perform senseless rituals is a __________ obsessive compulsive disorder
hippocrates maintained that madness was _ a natural event arising from natural causes
people with ___ disorders develope inflexible and maladaptive ways of thinking and acting that are so exaggerated and rigid that the cause serious distress and social problems personality
in the middle ages in europe, abnormal behavior was believed to result from ___ supernatural forces
people who are suspicious, mistrustful, and hypersensitive to possible threats, or tricks, with out any reason to be, have _________ paranoid personality disorder
persistent feelings of threat in facing everyday problems of living characterize ___ anxiety disorders
therapeutic approaches that are based in the belief that all normal and abnormal behavior is learned and the objective of therapy is to teach ppl new, more satisfying ways of behaving are _____ therapies. behavior
psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behavior are called____ cognitive therapy
an increase in sadness, tension, and irritability that occurs in the week before a woman begins to menstruate is called______ Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
there is growing evidence that genetic factors are involved in ____ a wide variety of mild to severe psychological problems
THE MOST COMMON MOOD DISORDER IS depression
which of the following techniques would be most appropriate for treating alcoholism or smoking? aversive conditioning
society's main standard for judging abnormal behavior is _ whether behavior conforms to the existing social order
a type of psychotherapy in which ppl meet regularly to interact and help one another achieve insight to their feelings and behavior is _________ group therapy
therapies designed to give ppl better self understanding of their feelings, motives, expectations, and actions are called ___ insight therapies
t/f anyone can experience mild obsessions or compulsions true
t/f the trend in psychotherapy is toward more traditional psychoanalytic methods false
t/f delusions are false beliefs about reality with no factual basis true
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