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Psychology final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tyrone is not from Scotland, but he likes to wear a kilt. Is his behavior abnormal? | No. if Tyrone is not distressed by his behavior, it would not be considered abnormal. |
| Which of the following is not a measure of abnormality? Distress Deviation Denial Dysfunction | Denial |
| Human behavior | Ranges from normal to abnormal on a continuum |
| What does it mean for behavior to be deviant? | Deviant behavior appears highly unusual compared to other normative behaviors in a society. |
| Which of the following is not a "Big Five" personally factor? Conscientiousness Agreeableness Perfectionism Extraversion | Perfectionism |
| Conscientiousness | Organized, careful, disciplined |
| Extroversion | Sociable, fun-loving, affectionate |
| Emotional stability | Calm, secure, stable |
| Agreeableness | Softhearted, trusting, helpful |
| Phobia of enclosed places | Claustrophobia |
| Like its predecessors, the dsm-5 is primarily____ and avoids suggesting underlying causes for behavior | Descriptive |
| What are the advantages of the dsm-5 being a system that doesn't specify the cause of or reason for a problem? | Precise classification enables researchers to explore the causes of a problem; provides a conceptual shorthand for professionals to describe behaviors that occur together in an individual; allows communication between practitioners of diverse backgrounds |
| What is the clinical name for an extended state of intense, wild elation? | Mania |
| _______ personality disorder is a personality disturbance characterized by an exaggerated sense of self importance | Narcissistic |
| What type of disorder is characterized by a set of inflexible, maladaptive behavior patterns? | Personality |
| _____ _____ disorder is a severe developmental disability that impairs children's ability to communicate and relate to others? | Autism spectrum |
| Behaviors may be considered abnormal if they produce feelings in individuals? | Distress, anxiety, guilt |
| The ____ is a system, devised by the American psychiatric association and updated in 2013, used by most professionals to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior. | DSM-5 |
| OCD stands for? | Obsessive compulsive disorder |
| In addition to the physical symptoms, panic disorders affect how ___ is processed in the brain | Information |
| Every time Sandra reads about a disease, she is convinced that she has that disease. Sandra is experiencing | Illness anxiety |
| Dissociative identity disorder (DID) | A person inhabits two or more distinct personalities, identities, or personality fragments. |
| Causes for dissociative disorder | To keep disturbing perceptions or memories from reaching conscious awareness |
| Caleb has disturbing, intrusive thoughts and then finds that he must act soon them. The disturbing thoughts are obsessions and the acting upon them are ___ | Compulsions |
| The ___ perspective suggests that the people's thoughts and beliefs are the central component of abnormal behavior | Cognitive |
| Criticisms of DSM-5 | Compartmentalizes people into flexible, all-or-none categories; relies too heavily on the medical perspective |
| The ___ perspective of abnormal behavior considers an individual's actions to be the root of the problem | Behavioral |
| Main features of major depressive disorder | Loss of energy, depressed mood and lack of interest, changes in appetite and sleep |
| What is meant by definition of abnormality as deviation from the average? | When we statistically calculate what behavior are rare in a specific culture and label those deviation from the norm as abnormal |
| ____ disorders involve an actual physical disturbance, such as the inability to see or hear or to move an arm or leg | Conversion |
| ADHD or ________ _________ ________ disorder is a disorder marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity | Attention-deficit hyperactive |
| Medical perspective insists that there is a ___ explanation for abnormal behavior | Biological |
| Mood disorder are differentiated from normal mood swings according to | Whether they intrude on everyday living |
| ____ disorders are characterized by the separation of different facets of a person's personality that are normally integrated and work together | Dissociative |
| An anxiety disorder occurs where there is no ____ for one's anxiety | External justification |
| People experiencing ____ _____ simply give up fighting aversive events and submit to them | Learned helplessness |
| Dissociative amnesia is a disorder in which... | A significant, selective memory loss occurs |
| People with bipolar disorder experience alternating episodes of | Mania and depression |
| ___ symptoms schizophrenia is the presence of disordered behavior while ___ symptoms schizophrenia is an absence or loss of normal functioning | Positive; negative |
| The ___ perspective assumes that people's behavior- both norm and abnorm- is shaped by the kind of family group, society, and culture in which they live. | Sociocultural |
| The ____ perspective suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts over opposing wishes regarding sex and aggression | Psychoanalytic |
| Development periods that children pass through during which they encounter conflicts between the demands of society and their own sexual urges | Psychosexual stages |
| Conflicts or concerns that beyond the development period in which they first occur | Fixations |
| Oral stage | Birth to 12-18 months |
| Anal stage | 12-18 months to 3 years |
| Phallic | 3 to 5-6 years; genitals |
| Latency | 5-6 to adolescence; sexual concerns are unimportant |
| Genital | Adolescence to adulthood; sexual interest increase |
| The process of wanting to be like another person as much as possible, imitation that person's behavior and adoption similar beliefs and values | Identification |
| Consistent personality characteristic and behaviors displayed in different situations |
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