Psy657 Exam 1 Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
comorbid - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the presence of two or more disease
conditions at the same time in the same person
Differential Diagnosis (DDx) - CORRECT ANSWER - The determination of which of two
or more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which the patient is suffering, by a
systematic comparison and contrasting of the clinical findings
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - A measure of the extent to which two factors vary
together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.
chronic vs acute - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic:
long tern
acute:
short term
episodic - CORRECT ANSWER - describes a type of memory that includes specific
events that one has personally experienced
Developmental - CORRECT ANSWER - study of our changing abilities from womb to
tomb
internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER - extent to which we can draw cause-and-effect
inferences from a study
, External validity (generalizability) - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to whether the results
of a study can be generalized to other situations and other people, controlled by: random
sampling, situational control, and cause/effect relationships.
statistical significance - CORRECT ANSWER - a statistical statement of how likely it is
that an obtained result occurred by chance
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - A theoretical orientation based on the premise that
scientific psychology should study only observable behavior
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER - A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in
human potential and creativity
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - Branch of medical science concerned with the
incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people.
Psychopathology - CORRECT ANSWER - sickness or disorder of the mind
sublimation (defense mechanism) - CORRECT ANSWER - channeling socially
unacceptable impulses into constructive, even admirable, behavior
Fixation - CORRECT ANSWER - the inability to see a problem from a new perspective,
by employing a different mental set
Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER - psychoanalytic defense mechanism that offers
self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening, unconscious reasons for one's
actions.
Displacement - CORRECT ANSWER - psychoanalytic defense mechanism that shifts
sexual or aggressive impulses toward a more acceptable or less threatening object or person, as
when redirecting anger toward a safer outlet
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
comorbid - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the presence of two or more disease
conditions at the same time in the same person
Differential Diagnosis (DDx) - CORRECT ANSWER - The determination of which of two
or more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which the patient is suffering, by a
systematic comparison and contrasting of the clinical findings
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - A measure of the extent to which two factors vary
together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.
chronic vs acute - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic:
long tern
acute:
short term
episodic - CORRECT ANSWER - describes a type of memory that includes specific
events that one has personally experienced
Developmental - CORRECT ANSWER - study of our changing abilities from womb to
tomb
internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER - extent to which we can draw cause-and-effect
inferences from a study
, External validity (generalizability) - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to whether the results
of a study can be generalized to other situations and other people, controlled by: random
sampling, situational control, and cause/effect relationships.
statistical significance - CORRECT ANSWER - a statistical statement of how likely it is
that an obtained result occurred by chance
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - A theoretical orientation based on the premise that
scientific psychology should study only observable behavior
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER - A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in
human potential and creativity
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - Branch of medical science concerned with the
incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people.
Psychopathology - CORRECT ANSWER - sickness or disorder of the mind
sublimation (defense mechanism) - CORRECT ANSWER - channeling socially
unacceptable impulses into constructive, even admirable, behavior
Fixation - CORRECT ANSWER - the inability to see a problem from a new perspective,
by employing a different mental set
Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER - psychoanalytic defense mechanism that offers
self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening, unconscious reasons for one's
actions.
Displacement - CORRECT ANSWER - psychoanalytic defense mechanism that shifts
sexual or aggressive impulses toward a more acceptable or less threatening object or person, as
when redirecting anger toward a safer outlet
