PSYCH 100 MAIN EXAMINATION 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔In Freud's theory, the id is to fun as the superego is to ____________. - ✔✔guilt
✔✔A relatively consistent characteristic that exists across situations is called ________.
- ✔✔a personality trait
✔✔Which behavior therapy technique is commonly used to treat anxieties or fears? -
✔✔exposure
✔✔Kaylee refuses to change in the locker room during gym class. She is afraid that
someone will see her body, make fun of it, and embarrass her. As a result, Kaylee skips
gym class to avoid the situation. Based on this information, it is possible that Kaylee has
________. - ✔✔Social anxiety disorder
✔✔Medication, electroconvulsive shock therapy, and psychosurgery are all types of
______. - ✔✔biomedical therapy
✔✔A person who suffers from bipolar disorder alternates between periods of ________.
- ✔✔depression and manic episodes
✔✔Severe depression that comes on suddenly or seems to have no external cause is
called ______. - ✔✔major depressive disorder
✔✔Ali, a war veteran, has had nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety attacks for the past
three years. Ali is most likely suffering from _______________. - ✔✔Post-traumatic
stress disorder
✔✔The kind of therapy that involves talking things out with a professional is called
__________________. - ✔✔psychotherapy
✔✔The psychodynamic model holds that abnormal behavior is the result of ______. -
✔✔repressed thoughts, memories and concerns
✔✔Edward starts to worry about telling his therapist about his drinking. He is afraid that
the therapist will get mad at him like his mother used to. Edward has started relating to
his therapist as he related to his mother. Edward is experiencing ________. -
✔✔transference
✔✔Which of the following was one of the four humors studied by Hippocrates? -
✔✔phlegm
, ✔✔The psychoanalytic patient who lets her thoughts flow without interruption or fear of
negative criticism from her therapist is using ______. - ✔✔Free association
✔✔The tendency of those studying psychopathology to start seeing themselves as
suffering from the illnesses being discussed is known as _____________. -
✔✔psychology students syndrome
✔✔When anxiety provoking memories are prevented from reaching conscious
awareness, such as not remembering lying to parents, it is called ________. -
✔✔repression
✔✔________ has been used successfully in helping children who have a fear of going
to the dentist, social withdrawal, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and phobias. -
✔✔modeling
✔✔Archaeologists have found skulls from as long ago as 3000 B.C. that bear evidence
of an ancient surgical technique, in which holes were cut into the skulls of live
individuals in an attempt to release demons from the possessed victim. This process is
called __________. - ✔✔trephining
✔✔Free association is a technique used in ______ therapy. - ✔✔psychoanlaytic
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true regarding the research on post-traumatic stress
disorder? - ✔✔men seem to be more vulnerable than women
✔✔The biological model views psychological disorders as resulting from
_____________. - ✔✔Repressed memories
✔✔Some drugs that combat depression work by ____________. - ✔✔increasing the
amount of serotonin in the brain
✔✔Which of the following is the term used to describe a sudden onset of extreme panic,
with various symptoms including racing heart, rapid breathing, and sweating? -
✔✔panic attack
✔✔Freud believed that the _____________ was the most important determining factor
in human behavior and personality. - ✔✔unconscious mind
✔✔A goal of family therapy is to ______. - ✔✔improve family communication and
interaction
✔✔Approximately ________ out of every 1,000 people worldwide will develop
schizophrenia at some point during their lives. - ✔✔25-30
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔In Freud's theory, the id is to fun as the superego is to ____________. - ✔✔guilt
✔✔A relatively consistent characteristic that exists across situations is called ________.
- ✔✔a personality trait
✔✔Which behavior therapy technique is commonly used to treat anxieties or fears? -
✔✔exposure
✔✔Kaylee refuses to change in the locker room during gym class. She is afraid that
someone will see her body, make fun of it, and embarrass her. As a result, Kaylee skips
gym class to avoid the situation. Based on this information, it is possible that Kaylee has
________. - ✔✔Social anxiety disorder
✔✔Medication, electroconvulsive shock therapy, and psychosurgery are all types of
______. - ✔✔biomedical therapy
✔✔A person who suffers from bipolar disorder alternates between periods of ________.
- ✔✔depression and manic episodes
✔✔Severe depression that comes on suddenly or seems to have no external cause is
called ______. - ✔✔major depressive disorder
✔✔Ali, a war veteran, has had nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety attacks for the past
three years. Ali is most likely suffering from _______________. - ✔✔Post-traumatic
stress disorder
✔✔The kind of therapy that involves talking things out with a professional is called
__________________. - ✔✔psychotherapy
✔✔The psychodynamic model holds that abnormal behavior is the result of ______. -
✔✔repressed thoughts, memories and concerns
✔✔Edward starts to worry about telling his therapist about his drinking. He is afraid that
the therapist will get mad at him like his mother used to. Edward has started relating to
his therapist as he related to his mother. Edward is experiencing ________. -
✔✔transference
✔✔Which of the following was one of the four humors studied by Hippocrates? -
✔✔phlegm
, ✔✔The psychoanalytic patient who lets her thoughts flow without interruption or fear of
negative criticism from her therapist is using ______. - ✔✔Free association
✔✔The tendency of those studying psychopathology to start seeing themselves as
suffering from the illnesses being discussed is known as _____________. -
✔✔psychology students syndrome
✔✔When anxiety provoking memories are prevented from reaching conscious
awareness, such as not remembering lying to parents, it is called ________. -
✔✔repression
✔✔________ has been used successfully in helping children who have a fear of going
to the dentist, social withdrawal, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and phobias. -
✔✔modeling
✔✔Archaeologists have found skulls from as long ago as 3000 B.C. that bear evidence
of an ancient surgical technique, in which holes were cut into the skulls of live
individuals in an attempt to release demons from the possessed victim. This process is
called __________. - ✔✔trephining
✔✔Free association is a technique used in ______ therapy. - ✔✔psychoanlaytic
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true regarding the research on post-traumatic stress
disorder? - ✔✔men seem to be more vulnerable than women
✔✔The biological model views psychological disorders as resulting from
_____________. - ✔✔Repressed memories
✔✔Some drugs that combat depression work by ____________. - ✔✔increasing the
amount of serotonin in the brain
✔✔Which of the following is the term used to describe a sudden onset of extreme panic,
with various symptoms including racing heart, rapid breathing, and sweating? -
✔✔panic attack
✔✔Freud believed that the _____________ was the most important determining factor
in human behavior and personality. - ✔✔unconscious mind
✔✔A goal of family therapy is to ______. - ✔✔improve family communication and
interaction
✔✔Approximately ________ out of every 1,000 people worldwide will develop
schizophrenia at some point during their lives. - ✔✔25-30
