PSYCHOLOGY 1010 FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is abnormal behavior? - Answers :deviant, MALADAPTIVE, or personally
distressful over a long period of time
What is maladaptive behavior? - Answers :interferes with one's ability to function
effectively
What is the psychological approach? - Answers :emphasizes the contributions of
experiences, thoughts, emotions, and personality characteristics
What characteristics are taken into consideration when using the sociocultural
approach? - Answers :-gender
-ethnicity
-socioeconomic status
-family relationships
-culture
What is the leading disability in the US? - Answers :major depressive disorder
What brain structures and type of activity are involved in depression? - Answers :low
activity in prefrontal cortex
What is learned helplessness? - Answers :an individual's feelings of powerlessness
after exposure to aversive circumstances over which the person has no control
How many people who commit suicide are thought to have a diagnosable mental
disorder? - Answers :90%
In people with anorexia nervosa, what is their weight compared to normal people? -
Answers :<85% of what is normal
What is the main feature of dissociative disorder? - Answers :sudden memory loss or
change in identity
What is the least common dissociative disorder? - Answers :dissociative identity
disorder
What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia? - Answers :-hallucinations
-delusions
-thought disorder
-disorders of movement
What are hallucinations? - Answers :sensory experiences that occur in the absence of
real stimuli
What is abnormal behavior? - Answers :deviant, MALADAPTIVE, or personally
distressful over a long period of time
What is maladaptive behavior? - Answers :interferes with one's ability to function
effectively
What is the psychological approach? - Answers :emphasizes the contributions of
experiences, thoughts, emotions, and personality characteristics
What characteristics are taken into consideration when using the sociocultural
approach? - Answers :-gender
-ethnicity
-socioeconomic status
-family relationships
-culture
What is the leading disability in the US? - Answers :major depressive disorder
What brain structures and type of activity are involved in depression? - Answers :low
activity in prefrontal cortex
What is learned helplessness? - Answers :an individual's feelings of powerlessness
after exposure to aversive circumstances over which the person has no control
How many people who commit suicide are thought to have a diagnosable mental
disorder? - Answers :90%
In people with anorexia nervosa, what is their weight compared to normal people? -
Answers :<85% of what is normal
What is the main feature of dissociative disorder? - Answers :sudden memory loss or
change in identity
What is the least common dissociative disorder? - Answers :dissociative identity
disorder
What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia? - Answers :-hallucinations
-delusions
-thought disorder
-disorders of movement
What are hallucinations? - Answers :sensory experiences that occur in the absence of
real stimuli
