PSYCHOLOGY 100 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Abnormal Behavior - ans- sw sw swsw
Behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioni
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ng in their daily lives.
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Medical Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that suggests when an individual displays symptoms of abnormal be
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havior, the root cause will be found in a physical examination of the individual, whic
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h may reveal a hormonal imbalance, a chemical deficiency, or a brain injury.
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Psychoanalytic Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts
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over opposing wishes regarding sex and aggression
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Behavioral Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem
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Cognitive Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that suggests that people's thoughts and beliefs are a central comp
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onent of abnormal behavior
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Humanistic Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavi
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or, even when such behavior is abnormal
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Sociocultural Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that assumes that people's behavior both normal and abnormal is s
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haped by the kind of family group, society, and culture in which they live.
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DSM-IV-TR - ans- sw swsw
A system, devised by American Psychiatric Association, used by most professionals
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to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior.
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Anxiety Disorder - ans- sw sw swsw
The occurrence of anxiety without an obvious external cause, affecting daily functioni
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ng.
Phobia - ans-Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations.
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, Panic Disorder - ans-
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Anxiety disorder that takes the form of panic attacks lasting from a few seconds to a
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s long as several hours.
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Generalized anxiety disorder - ans-The experience of long-
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term, persistent anxiety and worry
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder - ans- sw sw swsw
A disorder characterized by obsessions or compulsions
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Obsession - ans-A persistent, unwanted thought or idea that keeps recurring
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Compulsion - ans- sw swsw
An irresistible urge to repeatedly carry out some act that seems strange and unreas
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onable.
Somatoform disorders - ans- sw sw swsw
Psychological difficulties that take on a physical form, but for which there is no medi
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cal cause.
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Hypochondriasis - ans- sw swsw
A disorder in which people have a constant fear of illness and a preoccupation with
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their health.
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Conversion Disorder - ans- sw sw swsw
A major somatoform disorder that involves an actual physical disturbance, such as t
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he inability to use a sensory organ or the complete or partial inability to move an ar
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m or leg.
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Dissociative Disorders - ans- sw sw swsw
Psychological dysfunctions characterized by the seperation of different facets of a pe
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rson's personality that are normally integrated.
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Dissociative Identity Disorder - ans- sw sw sw swsw
A disorder in which a person displays characteristics of two or more distinct persona
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lities.
Dissociative Amnesia - ans- sw sw swsw
A disorder in which a significant, selective memory loss occurs
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Dissociative Fugue - ans- sw sw swsw
A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a n
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ew identity
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Abnormal Behavior - ans- sw sw swsw
Behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioni
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
ng in their daily lives.
sw sw sw sw
Medical Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that suggests when an individual displays symptoms of abnormal be
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
havior, the root cause will be found in a physical examination of the individual, whic
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
h may reveal a hormonal imbalance, a chemical deficiency, or a brain injury.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Psychoanalytic Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw s
over opposing wishes regarding sex and aggression
w sw sw sw sw sw sw
Behavioral Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Cognitive Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that suggests that people's thoughts and beliefs are a central comp
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
onent of abnormal behavior
sw sw sw
Humanistic Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavi
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
or, even when such behavior is abnormal
sw sw sw sw sw sw
Sociocultural Perspective - ans- sw sw swsw
The perspective that assumes that people's behavior both normal and abnormal is s
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
haped by the kind of family group, society, and culture in which they live.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
DSM-IV-TR - ans- sw swsw
A system, devised by American Psychiatric Association, used by most professionals
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior.
sw sw sw sw sw
Anxiety Disorder - ans- sw sw swsw
The occurrence of anxiety without an obvious external cause, affecting daily functioni
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
ng.
Phobia - ans-Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations.
sw swsw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
, Panic Disorder - ans-
sw sw swsw
Anxiety disorder that takes the form of panic attacks lasting from a few seconds to a
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
s long as several hours.
sw sw sw sw
Generalized anxiety disorder - ans-The experience of long-
sw sw sw swsw sw sw sw
term, persistent anxiety and worry
sw sw sw sw
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - ans- sw sw swsw
A disorder characterized by obsessions or compulsions
sw sw sw sw sw sw
Obsession - ans-A persistent, unwanted thought or idea that keeps recurring
sw swsw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Compulsion - ans- sw swsw
An irresistible urge to repeatedly carry out some act that seems strange and unreas
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
onable.
Somatoform disorders - ans- sw sw swsw
Psychological difficulties that take on a physical form, but for which there is no medi
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
cal cause.
sw
Hypochondriasis - ans- sw swsw
A disorder in which people have a constant fear of illness and a preoccupation with
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
their health.
sw
Conversion Disorder - ans- sw sw swsw
A major somatoform disorder that involves an actual physical disturbance, such as t
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
he inability to use a sensory organ or the complete or partial inability to move an ar
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
m or leg.
sw sw
Dissociative Disorders - ans- sw sw swsw
Psychological dysfunctions characterized by the seperation of different facets of a pe
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
rson's personality that are normally integrated.
sw sw sw sw sw
Dissociative Identity Disorder - ans- sw sw sw swsw
A disorder in which a person displays characteristics of two or more distinct persona
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
lities.
Dissociative Amnesia - ans- sw sw swsw
A disorder in which a significant, selective memory loss occurs
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Dissociative Fugue - ans- sw sw swsw
A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a n
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
ew identity
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