PSYCH 100 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◍ A therapist challenges what she sees as her client's irrational and self-
defeating thoughts. Her goal is to help her client change these thoughts
into more rational, helpful, positive thoughts. In addition, she wants to
help her client develop strategies that can be used to cope with future
problems. She is probably a ______________ therapist.
Answer:cognitive-behavioral
◍ You are a contestant on Jeopardy! and it is your turn. You say, "I'll
take 'History of Therapies' for $100." The answer is, "He began the
movement for humane treatment of the mentally ill." The smile on your
face reveals the confidence you have as you say ______________.
Answer:"Who was Philippe Pinel?"
◍ The field of _____________ is devoted to the study of just how much
of personality is due to inherited traits. Answer:behavioral genetics
◍ According to Sigmund Freud, when you awaken in the morning and
remember a dream, you recall the dream's ___________. Answer:latent
content
,◍ Medication, electroconvulsive shock therapy, and psychosurgery are
all types of ______. Answer:biomedical therapy
◍ Ellen has been described as creative, imaginative, curious, artistic,
and nonconforming. She is likely to obtain an elevated score on a
questionnaire designed to measure ______________. Answer:openness
◍ Manny has such an intense fear of flying insects that he hardly ever
goes outside his house during the summer months. He is probably
suffering from a ______. Answer:phobia
◍ Each of the following is a symptom of bulimia nervosa EXCEPT
______. Answer:refusal to maintain body weight at or above minimal
normal weight for age and height
◍ Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the
personal and the ________. Answer:collective
◍ Carl Rogers's person-centered approach is considered ________
because the client actually does all the real work, with the therapist
merely acting as a sounding board. Answer:nondirective
◍ Fears of snakes, thunderstorms, darkness, and water are classified as
______ phobias. Answer:specific
,◍ For Freud, ideas, thoughts, and feelings of which we are currently
aware are in the ______ mind. Answer:conscious
◍ A therapist is interested in helping her client get a clearer
understanding of his motives and actions. This therapist is most likely to
be a(n) ____________. Answer:insight therapist
◍ The kind of therapy that uses biological treatments such as
medication, surgical methods, and electrical shock treatments to bring
about changes in the person's disordered behavior is called
__________________. Answer:biomedical therapy
◍ Skinner and Watson believed that personality is the result of:
Answer:classical and operant conditioning and observational learning.
◍ Some drugs that combat depression work by ____________.
Answer:increasing the amount of serotonin in the brain
◍ Which of the following is one definition of abnormal behavior?
Answer:behavior that is rare
◍ In Carl Rogers's theory, our perception of our abilities, behaviors, and
characteristics is known as ________. Answer:self-concept
, ◍ John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting
along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help
them with their problems? Answer:family
◍ Which of the following was not a facet of Bandura's theory of
reciprocal determinism? Answer:feelings of inferiority
◍ Which of the following was one of the four humors studied by
Hippocrates? Answer:phlegm
◍ According to Freud, the ___________ of the dream refers to the
hidden, symbolic meaning of the dream, which, if correctly interpreted,
reveals the unconscious conflicts that created the nervous disorder.
Answer:latent content
◍ Which neurotransmitter is not implicated in the development of mood
disorders? Answer:endorphins
◍ Family counseling is a form of ______ therapy. Answer:group
◍ Albert Bandura's notion that people are affected by their environment,
but can also influence that environment, is known as __________.
Answer:reciprocal determinism
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◍ A therapist challenges what she sees as her client's irrational and self-
defeating thoughts. Her goal is to help her client change these thoughts
into more rational, helpful, positive thoughts. In addition, she wants to
help her client develop strategies that can be used to cope with future
problems. She is probably a ______________ therapist.
Answer:cognitive-behavioral
◍ You are a contestant on Jeopardy! and it is your turn. You say, "I'll
take 'History of Therapies' for $100." The answer is, "He began the
movement for humane treatment of the mentally ill." The smile on your
face reveals the confidence you have as you say ______________.
Answer:"Who was Philippe Pinel?"
◍ The field of _____________ is devoted to the study of just how much
of personality is due to inherited traits. Answer:behavioral genetics
◍ According to Sigmund Freud, when you awaken in the morning and
remember a dream, you recall the dream's ___________. Answer:latent
content
,◍ Medication, electroconvulsive shock therapy, and psychosurgery are
all types of ______. Answer:biomedical therapy
◍ Ellen has been described as creative, imaginative, curious, artistic,
and nonconforming. She is likely to obtain an elevated score on a
questionnaire designed to measure ______________. Answer:openness
◍ Manny has such an intense fear of flying insects that he hardly ever
goes outside his house during the summer months. He is probably
suffering from a ______. Answer:phobia
◍ Each of the following is a symptom of bulimia nervosa EXCEPT
______. Answer:refusal to maintain body weight at or above minimal
normal weight for age and height
◍ Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the
personal and the ________. Answer:collective
◍ Carl Rogers's person-centered approach is considered ________
because the client actually does all the real work, with the therapist
merely acting as a sounding board. Answer:nondirective
◍ Fears of snakes, thunderstorms, darkness, and water are classified as
______ phobias. Answer:specific
,◍ For Freud, ideas, thoughts, and feelings of which we are currently
aware are in the ______ mind. Answer:conscious
◍ A therapist is interested in helping her client get a clearer
understanding of his motives and actions. This therapist is most likely to
be a(n) ____________. Answer:insight therapist
◍ The kind of therapy that uses biological treatments such as
medication, surgical methods, and electrical shock treatments to bring
about changes in the person's disordered behavior is called
__________________. Answer:biomedical therapy
◍ Skinner and Watson believed that personality is the result of:
Answer:classical and operant conditioning and observational learning.
◍ Some drugs that combat depression work by ____________.
Answer:increasing the amount of serotonin in the brain
◍ Which of the following is one definition of abnormal behavior?
Answer:behavior that is rare
◍ In Carl Rogers's theory, our perception of our abilities, behaviors, and
characteristics is known as ________. Answer:self-concept
, ◍ John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting
along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help
them with their problems? Answer:family
◍ Which of the following was not a facet of Bandura's theory of
reciprocal determinism? Answer:feelings of inferiority
◍ Which of the following was one of the four humors studied by
Hippocrates? Answer:phlegm
◍ According to Freud, the ___________ of the dream refers to the
hidden, symbolic meaning of the dream, which, if correctly interpreted,
reveals the unconscious conflicts that created the nervous disorder.
Answer:latent content
◍ Which neurotransmitter is not implicated in the development of mood
disorders? Answer:endorphins
◍ Family counseling is a form of ______ therapy. Answer:group
◍ Albert Bandura's notion that people are affected by their environment,
but can also influence that environment, is known as __________.
Answer:reciprocal determinism
