PSYCHOLOGY 14TH EDITION COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ behavior model. Answer: explanation of human behavior, including
dysfunction, based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from
experimental psychology .
◉ behavior therapy. Answer: Array of therapy methods based on the
principles of behavioral and cognitive science, as well as principles of
learning as applied to clinical problems. It considers specific behaviors
rather than inferred conflicts as legitimate targets for change.
◉ catharsis. Answer: rapid or sudden release of emotional tension
thought to be an important factor in psychoanalytic therapy.
◉ castration anxiety. Answer: In psychoanalysis, the fear in young boys
that they will be mutilated genitally because of their lust for their
mothers.
◉ classical conditioning. Answer: Fundamental learning process first
described by Ivan Pavlov. An event that automatically elicits a response
is paired with another stimulus event that does not (a neutral stimulus).
, After repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned
stimulus that by itself can elicit the desired response.
◉ clinical description. Answer: details of the combination of behaviors,
thoughts, and feelings of an individual that make up a particular
disorder.
◉ collective unconscious. Answer: Accumulated wisdom of a culture
collected and remembered across generations, a psychodynamic concept
introduced by Carl Jung.
◉ course. Answer: pattern of development and change of a disorder over
time.
◉ dream analysis. Answer: Psychoanalytic therapy method in which
dream content is examined as symbolic of id impulses and intrapsychic
conflicts.
◉ defense mechanisms. Answer: Common patterns of behavior, often
adaptive coping styles when they occur in moderation, observed in
response to particular situations. In psychoanalysis, these are thought to
be unconscious processes originating in the ego.
◉ ego. Answer: in psychoanalysis, the psychical entity responsible for
finding realistic and practical ways to satisfy id drives.
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ behavior model. Answer: explanation of human behavior, including
dysfunction, based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from
experimental psychology .
◉ behavior therapy. Answer: Array of therapy methods based on the
principles of behavioral and cognitive science, as well as principles of
learning as applied to clinical problems. It considers specific behaviors
rather than inferred conflicts as legitimate targets for change.
◉ catharsis. Answer: rapid or sudden release of emotional tension
thought to be an important factor in psychoanalytic therapy.
◉ castration anxiety. Answer: In psychoanalysis, the fear in young boys
that they will be mutilated genitally because of their lust for their
mothers.
◉ classical conditioning. Answer: Fundamental learning process first
described by Ivan Pavlov. An event that automatically elicits a response
is paired with another stimulus event that does not (a neutral stimulus).
, After repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned
stimulus that by itself can elicit the desired response.
◉ clinical description. Answer: details of the combination of behaviors,
thoughts, and feelings of an individual that make up a particular
disorder.
◉ collective unconscious. Answer: Accumulated wisdom of a culture
collected and remembered across generations, a psychodynamic concept
introduced by Carl Jung.
◉ course. Answer: pattern of development and change of a disorder over
time.
◉ dream analysis. Answer: Psychoanalytic therapy method in which
dream content is examined as symbolic of id impulses and intrapsychic
conflicts.
◉ defense mechanisms. Answer: Common patterns of behavior, often
adaptive coping styles when they occur in moderation, observed in
response to particular situations. In psychoanalysis, these are thought to
be unconscious processes originating in the ego.
◉ ego. Answer: in psychoanalysis, the psychical entity responsible for
finding realistic and practical ways to satisfy id drives.
