PSY 100- final review UH Manoa Questions With Complete
Solutions
- = distress Correct Answer bad stress - exams, car breaking
down
+ = eustress Correct Answer good stress - getting married,
having a baby
4 lobes of the brain Correct Answer frontal, parietal, occipital,
temporal
achievement- self efficiency Correct Answer expectation that
your efforts will lead to success
affiliation need Correct Answer need to belong
positive- motivates us to seek connections w/ others, ppl w/
social connections experience less depression
negative- social exclusion activates the same region as physical
pain, long term isolation can lead to permanent psychological
damage
Agonist Correct Answer amplifys
Algorithm Correct Answer a set of steps guaranteed to reach a
solution
Amygdala Correct Answer fear, anger, emotion
,analytic thinking Correct Answer focus on objects & their
attributes > more common in individualistic cultures - North
America
Antagonist Correct Answer interrupts or blocks
anterograde amnesia Correct Answer trouble recalling after
trauma
antisocial personality disorder Correct Answer when a person
shows lack of empathy & disregard for others
anxiety disorders Correct Answer characterized by persistent
worry & extreme fear
arousal theory of motivation Correct Answer people perform
actions in order to maintain an optimal level of arousal
availibility heuristic Correct Answer the easier it is to bring
events or objects to mind, the more likely or common they are to
be judged
behavior therapy Correct Answer focuses on changing
unwanted behaviors through rewards & reinforcements
Behaviorism Correct Answer describe behavior in response to
environmental stimuli
Benefits of exercise Correct Answer physical, mental,
emotional, & cognitive health benefits- helps people cope w/
stress - enhances growing new neurons & new connections
, biopsychosocial model Correct Answer health is a state of
total physical, psychological & social well being
biopsychosocial model> bio characteristics Correct Answer
genetic predispositions, exposure to germs, brain & other
nervous system development
biopsychosocial model> psych factors Correct Answer
thoughts, actions, lifestyle, stress
biopsychosocial model> social conditions Correct Answer
environments, cultural influences, family relationships, social
support
Bipolar 1 vs Bipolar 2 Correct Answer bipolar 1: severe
mania w/ bouts of intense depression & may be psychotic
bipolar 2: hypomania w/ intense depression, still able to function
at work/social
bipolar disorder Correct Answer mood disorder when one
experiences both manic & depressed episodes
bottom up Correct Answer processing sensory info as it
comes in
bystander effect Correct Answer the greater the number of
bystanders who witness an emergency, the less likely any one of
them is to help
Solutions
- = distress Correct Answer bad stress - exams, car breaking
down
+ = eustress Correct Answer good stress - getting married,
having a baby
4 lobes of the brain Correct Answer frontal, parietal, occipital,
temporal
achievement- self efficiency Correct Answer expectation that
your efforts will lead to success
affiliation need Correct Answer need to belong
positive- motivates us to seek connections w/ others, ppl w/
social connections experience less depression
negative- social exclusion activates the same region as physical
pain, long term isolation can lead to permanent psychological
damage
Agonist Correct Answer amplifys
Algorithm Correct Answer a set of steps guaranteed to reach a
solution
Amygdala Correct Answer fear, anger, emotion
,analytic thinking Correct Answer focus on objects & their
attributes > more common in individualistic cultures - North
America
Antagonist Correct Answer interrupts or blocks
anterograde amnesia Correct Answer trouble recalling after
trauma
antisocial personality disorder Correct Answer when a person
shows lack of empathy & disregard for others
anxiety disorders Correct Answer characterized by persistent
worry & extreme fear
arousal theory of motivation Correct Answer people perform
actions in order to maintain an optimal level of arousal
availibility heuristic Correct Answer the easier it is to bring
events or objects to mind, the more likely or common they are to
be judged
behavior therapy Correct Answer focuses on changing
unwanted behaviors through rewards & reinforcements
Behaviorism Correct Answer describe behavior in response to
environmental stimuli
Benefits of exercise Correct Answer physical, mental,
emotional, & cognitive health benefits- helps people cope w/
stress - enhances growing new neurons & new connections
, biopsychosocial model Correct Answer health is a state of
total physical, psychological & social well being
biopsychosocial model> bio characteristics Correct Answer
genetic predispositions, exposure to germs, brain & other
nervous system development
biopsychosocial model> psych factors Correct Answer
thoughts, actions, lifestyle, stress
biopsychosocial model> social conditions Correct Answer
environments, cultural influences, family relationships, social
support
Bipolar 1 vs Bipolar 2 Correct Answer bipolar 1: severe
mania w/ bouts of intense depression & may be psychotic
bipolar 2: hypomania w/ intense depression, still able to function
at work/social
bipolar disorder Correct Answer mood disorder when one
experiences both manic & depressed episodes
bottom up Correct Answer processing sensory info as it
comes in
bystander effect Correct Answer the greater the number of
bystanders who witness an emergency, the less likely any one of
them is to help
