Motivated forgetting Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psych 100 Exam 3 (PSU Crosby), Psych 100 Exam 2 (PSU Crosby) With complete and Verified Solutions anterograde amnesia when memory for anything new becomes impossible, although old memories may still be retrievable constructive processing Retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information declarative memory Things that people know (or can know) echoic memory Sounds elaborative rehearsal A method of transferring info from STM to LTM...

Question Bank for PMHNP Boards 2000 Questions And Answers What is true of interprofessionality? All health professionals have individual professional competencies What is the significance of an experimental p-value of 0.05 There is a 5% chance of a similar result occurring by chance alone What percentage of children with oppositional defiance disorder will develop conduct disorder? 30% In the DSM-5, selective mutism is now considered what type of disorder? anxiety disorder Symptoms of s...

Acting Out Emotional conflict is dealt with through actions rather than feelings Example: Instead of talking about feeling neglected, a person will get into trouble to get attention Compensation Enables one to make up for real or fancied deficiencies; Example: A person who stutters becomes a very expressive writer. A short man assumes a cocky, overbearing manner. Conversion Repressed urge is expressed disguised as a disturbance of body function, usually of the sensory, v...

NR603 week 1 quiz-neuro 1. Key early warning signs for Alzheimer’s disease include all of the following except? Answer: Increased fatigue 2. Reversable causes of delirium include? Answer: infection, electrolyte imbalance, medication effects 3. Math the type of injury with the neurological damage. Blow to the head with an object  damage to the underlying tissue/vessel Punched in the face or head  contusion/bruise Being shot in the face or head Disintegration of brain tissue Fal...

Psychology is commonly defined as the ____. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The father of psychology is: Wilhelm Wundt Introspection was especially important to this school of thought in Psychology Structuralism Who developed psychoanalytic theory? Freud Professer Windham asks her general psychology students to give an example of an overt behavior. Which of the following is an example of an overt behavior? Gesturing to someone to come join your...

GRE Psychology Subject Test 432 Questions with Verified Answers Ablation - CORRECT ANSWER A surgically induced brain lesion. Absolute refractory period - CORRECT ANSWER The period that follows the onset of an action potential. During this period, a nerve impulse cannot be initiated Absolute threshold - CORRECT ANSWER The minimum of stimulus energy needed to activate a sensory system. Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER A principle of Piaget's theory of cognitive development. It occurs wh...

BCBA Exam Questions and Answers with Accurate Solutions (Graded A+) You've worked with your client for two months, although the insurance company that you work with has not reimbursed you. Instead of paying you, they ask for progress notes that you may have recorded on the dates of service. The progress notes include the client's name, address, the dates of service, the client's disability and the target behaviors and interventions. What should be your response to the insurance company? - ...

What is Psychology? correct answer: The scientific study of behavior and mind. Types of Psychologists correct answer: Clinical, Applied, Research Clinical Psychologist correct answer: Diagnoses and treats psychological problems—such as depression, anxiety, phobias, and schizophrenia. Examples of Clinical Psychologists correct answer: Counseling Psychologists and Psychiatrist Applied Psychologist correct answer: Extend the principles of scientific psychology to practical, every...

central executive - ANSWER - acts as a filter to determine what information is received - limited capacity - baddeley found participants couldn't type letters and numbers on a keyboard whilst speaking random numbers - limited research phonological loop - ANSWER - stores verbal information - divided into: - acoustic store: holds words heard - articulatory process: holds words heard and repeats them visuo-spatial sketchpad - ANSWER - stores visual and spatial information - divided in...

ACHPN Exam 108 Questions with Verified Answers APRN begins to overly identify with pain and suffering of patients; skips lunch, trouble concentrating, nightmares A. depression B. compassion fatigue C. anxiety D. empathy - CORRECT ANSWER B. compassion fatigue Patient with chronic bowel disease has developed persistent diarrhea, treatment most indicated to treat is: A. loperamide B. codeine C. diphenoxylate D. methylcellulose - CORRECT ANSWER A. loperamide- indicated for nonspecif...