Exam 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Hans Selye was analyzed by Sigmund Freud for a fear of horses.Apparently Freud analyzed this case without ever seeing the patient.

After putting up with numerous criticisms from his boss all day,John came home and yelled at his wife for no apparent reason.This illustrates the defense mechanism of

Recall the way classical conditioning applies to Pavlov's dogs and to Little Albert's conditioned fear of white rats.Which of the following analogies are correct?

In a twin study concerning the genetic bases of schizophrenia,a pair of twins who both have this disorder are said to display concordance.

Relative to healthy controls,people who experience panic attacks

Dementia,a deterioration in cognitive processes seen in disorders such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease,has been linked to

Cognitive therapy has enjoyed most success with the treatment of

Biological theories of abnormal behavior have primarily implicated dysfunctions in

Describe mindfulness as a form of clinical intervention.Describe the components and processes of mindfulness as well as some types of mindfulness-based interventions.Identify some mental health problems that it has been shown to be effective in treating.Using information from the chapter,state one possible mechanism by which mindfulness could be helpful in treating these problems.

Which of the following was NOT discussed by Skinner as a part of operant conditioning?

According to third wave approaches to CBT,what is mindfulness?

In addition to shared genes,there are additional ways that maternal post-partum depression might play a causal role in the depression of offspring.

The two-factor theory explains the persistence of phobias in a way that simple classical conditioning cannot,by adding a _______ component to the process.

Sally became fearful of spiders as a child after repeatedly watching her mother show distress in the presence of a spider.Sally's fear of spiders is most easily accounted for by

Watson's most famous application of the process of "stimulus-stimulus learning" was to the acquisition of

Which statement is NOT true about Bertha Pappenheim,also known as Anna O.?

Geris is a clinical psychologist whose therapeutic approach reflects the view that thinking and behaviour are learned and thus can be changed.Further,her approach essentially follows the views expressed by Bandura's social learning theory.Which of the following is most likely Geris's treatment approach?

According to learning paradigms,which one of the following is not a pathway by which phobias develop?

Which of the following has been proposed as the likely mechanism underlying mindfulness-based interventions?

Describe the biopsychosocial model - briefly contrasting it with the diathesis-stress model.More importantly,what are the factors in the biopsychosocial model that interact to determine human behaviour? What does it mean to say that they are dynamically and reciprocally interacting? Illustrate this with an example of a process that begins in infancy but where disorder is not apparent until adolescence or later.Use the example of Hailey at the beginning of the chapter if you wish.