Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

Cognitive theorists speculate the exaggerated misinterpretations of normal anxiety responses may cause __________________.

Rosenhan conducted a study in which he and several colleagues got themselves admitted to mental institutions and once they were in the hospitals,they acted normally.The results from this study revealed that:

This area of the brain is implicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)in adults but not in children:

The type of schizophrenia in which one's behaviour often appears "silly" or "childlike",one's emotional responses are highly inappropriate,and one is usually unable to function on one's own is most closely representative of the _________________ type.

Jola has developed a compulsion to rip paper.She has started saving all of the newspapers just so she will have something to shred.The model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)that is most likely to explain her behaviour is:

Discuss two of the significant historical conceptions of psychological disorders and one modern model.

Humanistic psychologist Seligman has speculated that the dramatic increase in depression that has occurred since 1960 is due to:

Twin studies suggest that the variation in clinical depression can be accounted for by genetic factors approximately ________ of the time.

A is strong and intense fear that is evoked in response to a particular situation is called ______________.

Cross-cultural studies have revealed that prevalence rates of this disorder do not differ dramatically in different countries,suggesting that the disorder may to some extent be "culture free." This is disorder is:

According to researcher Beck,the depressive cognitive triad consists of negative views of:

After surviving a particularly violent tornado,Dean experiences a selective memory loss for specific traumatic events that occurred just before and during the disaster.Other than these specific memory losses,Dean's personality and subjective sense of identity are essentially unchanged.Dean would most likely be diagnosed with:

According to the ________________ model,psychological disorders are caused by the interaction of biological predispositions and environmental stresses.

Peter Lewinsohn's learning theory proposes that depression is caused by such factors as a loss,a punishing event,or a rapid decrease in environmental reinforcement.

_______________ are repetitive behavioural responses that people have trouble resisting whereas ______________ are repetitive thoughts,images,or impulses that enter consciousness and are difficult to dismiss.

The gradual loss of cognitive abilities that accompanies brain deterioration is called:

In North American and European countries,depression is usually characterized by symptoms of guilt and personal inadequacy,and in Latin,Chinese,and African cultures,depression typically consists of ______________.

All of the following are different types of somatoform disorders EXCEPT:

The ability of a diagnostic classification system to effectively differentiate between various disorders and to accurately capture the essential features of these disorders is most relevant to which of the following qualities?

Discuss in detail "insanity" and "competency".