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Of all the big five personality traits, _____ is probably the most important in health and longevity issues.
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Which of the following defense mechanisms involves directing unacceptable impulses at a less threatening target? A. Displacement
Of all the big five personality traits, _____ is probably the most important in health and longevity issues. C. conscientiousness
Modern criminal profiling is based on the personological approach of _____. C. Henry Murray
Walter Mischel's view of situationism states that _____. B. personality varies considerably from one context to another
According to Gray’s reinforcement sensitivity theory, individuals who are high on the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) ______. A. are more susceptible to negative mood
Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with extraversion? A. Dopamine
The Rorschach inkblot test is a(n)_____ test of personality. C. projective
Of the following factors, _____ is the strongest predictor of whether a person will experience a mental disorder. C. cognitive style
Although Carol has been experiencing persistent anxiety for the past 6 months, she has been unable to specify the cause or source of her nervous feelings. Carol likely suffers from _____. D. generalized anxiety disorder
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder? D. Depressed arousal and fatigue
Depressed people tend to have low levels of which neurotransmitters? D. Serotonin and norepinephrine
______ has the highest mortality rate of any psychological disorder. D. Anorexia nervosa
Which of the following is NOT considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia? D. Flat affect
In 1973 Rosenhan conducted a study in which eight healthy individuals were committed to a psychiatric hospital. What did the results of this study demonstrate? C. Being labeled with a mental disorder creates a self-fulfilling prophecy that changes the way mental health professionals evaluate and treat you.
Which of the following biological interventions for changing behavior is used LEAST often? B. Electroconvulsive therapy
Lithium is commonly used to treat ______. B. bipolar disorder
The main goal of psychoanalysis is to ______. B. provide clients with insight into their unconscious conflicts
According to Freudian dream interpretation, the obvious content of a person’s dream hides the true meaning of the dream, called the ______ content. C. latent
Aversive conditioning can be an effective treatment for _____. C. smoking, overeating, and drinking alcohol
______ suggests that psychological disorders are the result of irrational and self-defeating beliefs. C. Rational-emotive behavior theory
Validation, reframing, structural change, and detriangulation are techniques commonly used in _____. C. family therapy
The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of inner dispositions upon another’s behavior is called ______. B. the fundamental attribution error
_____ is the tension that arises when people realize that their behavior is inconsistent with their attitudes B. Cognitive dissonance
Despite evidence to the contrary, Denise thinks she is smarter than most of the people in her class. Denise’s unfounded attitude about herself is an example of a(n) _____. A. positive illusion
According to _____, people who have first agreed to a small request tend to comply later with a larger request. A. the foot-in-the-door technique
What is the key social emotion involved with altruism? B. Empathy
You are studying in a quiet but crowded library when you suddenly start coughing. You soon notice others doing the same thing. This is an example of _____. D. social contagion
Sherif’s Robbers Cave study showed that perceptions of the outgroup are affected by _____. C. competitive and cooperative activities
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