Psychology 100 Final Exam Questions
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With Correct Answers
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Abnormal |Behavior |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behavior |that |causes |people |to |experience |
distress |and |prevents |them |from |functioning |in |their |daily |lives.
Medical |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |suggests |when |an |individual
|displays |symptoms |of |abnormal |behavior, |the |root |cause |will |be |found |in |a |physical |
examination |of |the |individual, |which |may |reveal |a |hormonal |imbalance, |a |chemical |deficiency, |
or |a |brain |injury.
Psychoanalytic |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |suggests |that |
abnormal |behavior |stems |from |childhood |conflicts |over |opposing |wishes |regarding |sex |and |
aggression
Behavioral |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |looks |at |the |behavior |
itself |as |the |problem
Cognitive |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |suggests |that |people's |
thoughts |and |beliefs |are |a |central |component |of |abnormal |behavior
Humanistic |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |emphasizes |the |
responsibility |people |have |for |their |own |behavior, |even |when |such |behavior |is |abnormal
Sociocultural |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |assumes |that |people's |
behavior |both |normal |and |abnormal |is |shaped |by |the |kind |of |family |group, |society, |and |
culture |in |which |they |live.
, DSM-IV-TR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |system, |devised |by |American |Psychiatric |Association, |
used |by |most |professionals |to |diagnose |and |classify |abnormal |behavior.
Anxiety |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |occurrence |of |anxiety |without |an |obvious |
external |cause, |affecting |daily |functioning.
Phobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intense, |irrational |fears |of |specific |objects |or |situations.
Panic |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Anxiety |disorder |that |takes |the |form |of |panic |attacks |
lasting |from |a |few |seconds |to |as |long |as |several |hours.
Generalized |anxiety |disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |experience |of |long-term, |persistent |
anxiety |and |worry
Obsessive-compulsive |disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |disorder |characterized |by |
obsessions |or |compulsions
Obsession |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |persistent, |unwanted |thought |or |idea |that |keeps |
recurring
Compulsion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |irresistible |urge |to |repeatedly |carry |out |some |act |that
|seems |strange |and |unreasonable.
Somatoform |disorders |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychological |difficulties |that |take |on |a |
physical |form, |but |for |which |there |is |no |medical |cause.
Hypochondriasis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |disorder |in |which |people |have |a |constant |fear |of |
illness |and |a |preoccupation |with |their |health.
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With Correct Answers
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Abnormal |Behavior |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behavior |that |causes |people |to |experience |
distress |and |prevents |them |from |functioning |in |their |daily |lives.
Medical |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |suggests |when |an |individual
|displays |symptoms |of |abnormal |behavior, |the |root |cause |will |be |found |in |a |physical |
examination |of |the |individual, |which |may |reveal |a |hormonal |imbalance, |a |chemical |deficiency, |
or |a |brain |injury.
Psychoanalytic |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |suggests |that |
abnormal |behavior |stems |from |childhood |conflicts |over |opposing |wishes |regarding |sex |and |
aggression
Behavioral |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |looks |at |the |behavior |
itself |as |the |problem
Cognitive |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |suggests |that |people's |
thoughts |and |beliefs |are |a |central |component |of |abnormal |behavior
Humanistic |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |emphasizes |the |
responsibility |people |have |for |their |own |behavior, |even |when |such |behavior |is |abnormal
Sociocultural |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |perspective |that |assumes |that |people's |
behavior |both |normal |and |abnormal |is |shaped |by |the |kind |of |family |group, |society, |and |
culture |in |which |they |live.
, DSM-IV-TR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |system, |devised |by |American |Psychiatric |Association, |
used |by |most |professionals |to |diagnose |and |classify |abnormal |behavior.
Anxiety |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |occurrence |of |anxiety |without |an |obvious |
external |cause, |affecting |daily |functioning.
Phobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intense, |irrational |fears |of |specific |objects |or |situations.
Panic |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Anxiety |disorder |that |takes |the |form |of |panic |attacks |
lasting |from |a |few |seconds |to |as |long |as |several |hours.
Generalized |anxiety |disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |experience |of |long-term, |persistent |
anxiety |and |worry
Obsessive-compulsive |disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |disorder |characterized |by |
obsessions |or |compulsions
Obsession |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |persistent, |unwanted |thought |or |idea |that |keeps |
recurring
Compulsion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |irresistible |urge |to |repeatedly |carry |out |some |act |that
|seems |strange |and |unreasonable.
Somatoform |disorders |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychological |difficulties |that |take |on |a |
physical |form, |but |for |which |there |is |no |medical |cause.
Hypochondriasis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |disorder |in |which |people |have |a |constant |fear |of |
illness |and |a |preoccupation |with |their |health.
