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this theory proposed the prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame |
scapegoat |
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During a group assignment, one person puts forward less effort than the others. This is an example of.... |
social loafing |
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Which is a least likely reason someone would obey an order from authority |
to take responsibilities of their own actions |
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what is an example of the fundamental attribution errors? |
you fail a test because it was too hard |
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Philip Zimbardo devised a simulated prison and randomly assigned college students to serve as prisoners and guards. This illustrates the impact of.... |
role playing and attitudes |
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behaving with unselfish concern for the welfare of others is called |
altruism |
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what edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders are we on |
DSM-5 |
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what causes someone who drinks or does drugs to require more of the drug to maintain the same affect |
tolerance |
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cognitive changes that accompany depression include an |
increased expectation of negative outcomes |
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People who express anxiety through unwanted repetitive thoughts or actions may have... |
OCD |
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Which disorder is more common with men than women |
antisocial personality disorder |
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in which disorder do people alternate between stages of lethargic hopelessness and wild optimism |
bipolar disorder |
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emily attributes her failure to qualify for her college soccer team to factors that are stable, global, and internal. She best illustrates... |
a pessimistic explanatory |
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behavioral is to ___ therapy as cognitive is so _____ therapy. |
action-insight |
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the personal strength that enables people to cope with stress and recover from adversity is called... |
resilience |
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melanies therapist suggest that when she feels anxious, she should attribute her arousal to her highly nervous system and shift her attention to playing a game with her 5 year old son. The suggestion best illustrates which therapy? |
cognitive behavioral therapy |
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in classical conditioning therapies, problem behaviors are usually considered to be... |
conditioned responses |
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what is transference |
the transfer of strong feelings about parents or authority figures to a therapist. |
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which theory most often uses virtual reality technology? |
exposure therapy |
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who emphasized the importance of active listening in the process of psychotherapy |
carl rogers |
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when a patient in psychoanalysis begins to have feeling towards a therapist linked to past relationships, this is called... |
transference |
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a therapist follows a eclectic approach and believes in using these two research supported therapies for a clients depression.... |
psychodynamic and cognitive behavior |
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evidence suggests that the most effective psychotherapists are those who.... |
establish an empathetic, caring relationship with their patient |
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good therapies often share many things in common... including |
hope for demoralized people |
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28 year old bipolar patient, gave med for epilepsy |
depaktote |
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who is most likely to benefit from lithium |
miranda, bipolar |
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which drug is used for anti anxiety |
xanax |
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Cynthia thinks that her new neighbor is mean and snobbish. This _____ will likely influence Cynthia to act negatively toward her neighbor. |
attitude |
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As Spencer is driving to campus one day, another car cuts him off and speeds ahead. Immediately he yells out "Crazy driver!" not realizing that the person is rushing to get to the hospital. Spencer's judgment BEST illustrates: |
the fundamental attribution error |
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The Stanford Prison Experiment consisted of male college students who volunteered to participate in a simulated prison. Half of the students became guards, the other half prisoners. Who is the psychologist who had to call off the study in only six days because of the degrading behaviors displayed by the guards as well as the psychological damage to prisoners? |
philip zimbardo |
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Denia is an expert on psychometrics and assessment; however, three of the clinicians disagree on her choice of scales. She decides to change her opinion for the good of the group. This BEST illustrates: |
group think |
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When People perform better on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others, this is called: |
social facilitation |
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Researchers find that conformity to the group increases when all of these occur EXCEPT: |
one is made to feel secure |
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While visiting the Bergin-Belsen concentration camp shortly after World War II, one German civilian is said to have remarked, "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This reaction is BEST explained in terms of: |
the just-world phenomina |
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When buying groceries, many shoppers prefer certain products simply because they have a familiar brand name. This preference BEST illustrates the importance of: |
the mere-exposure act |
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Although the leaders of two enemy nations admit to a buildup of their own military forces, each sees the actions of the other country as unreasonable and motivated by evil intentions. This situation BEST illustrates: |
mirror-image perceptions |
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In _____, a person exhibits persistent distress due to harmful thoughts, feelings, and actions. |
a psychological disorder |
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After study participants were told that a videotaped interviewee was a psychiatric patient, they characterized the person with phrases like "passive type" or "frightened of his own impulses." This study BEST illustrates the: |
biasing power of diagnostic labels |
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Which of the following disorders appears to exist consistently across different cultures and countries? |
schizophrenia |
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Without success, Maxine spends hours each day trying to suppress the intrusive worry that she may have forgotten to lock her house when she left for work. Her experience is MOST symptomatic of a(n): |
OCD |
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Lenore is continually tense and plagued by muscle tension, sleeplessness, and an inability to concentrate. Lenore MOST likely suffers from: |
generalized anxiety disorder |
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People who are troubled by repetitive thoughts or actions are suffering from: |
OCD |
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This drug is both a stimulant and a mild hallucinogen that can destroy serotonin-producing neurons with repeated use. |
ecstacy |
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Low doses of which drug slows the sympathetic nervous system? |
alcohol |
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approximately how many sexual assaults are associated with heavy use of alcohol? |
70,000 |
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An overabundance of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine is MOST likely to be associated with: |
a manic state |
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For the past four weeks, Odessa has been feeling lethargic and worthless. Her friends are worried because she no longer shows interest in her normal social activities. It is very likely that Odessa is suffering from: |
major depressive disorder |
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The brains of people who suffer from depression tend to have low levels of: |
seretonine |
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While researchers have discovered that there are an excessive number of receptor sites for _____, it is not the only neurotransmitter involved in schizophrenia. |
dopamine |
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Therapeutic drugs that block dopamine receptors are MOST likely to reduce: |
hallucinations |
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Last year, Nikki was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and one of her symptoms is related to inappropriate emotion. She sometimes lapses into a "zombielike" state of apparent apathy known as: |
flat effect |
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Although she is underweight, Lindsey is extremely afraid of becoming obese. She often checks her body in the mirror for any signs of fat and refuses to eat most foods because she insists they are fatty or high in calories. Lindsey demonstrates symptoms of: |
annorexia nervosa |
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In an attempt to lose some of the weight gained by binge eating, Melissa uses laxatives and exercises until she is exhausted. Melissa demonstrates symptoms of: |
bulimia nervosa |
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PET scans illustrate reduced activity in the _____ lobes of a murderer's cortex. |
frontal |