Exam 3: Models of Abnormality

The underlying premise of family therapy is that:

According to Freud, another term for the symbolic meaning of dreams is:

The so-called new wave of cognitive therapy differs from traditional cognitive therapy in that it emphasizes:

What happens when an electrical impulse reaches a neuron's ending?

If a patient changes the subject during psychodynamic therapy, the therapist might interpret that behavior as _____.

Depression has been linked to low activity of the neurotransmitters _____ and _____.

Providing treatment as soon as it is needed so problems that are moderate or worse do not become long-term issues is called:

Messages moving from neuron to neuron must cross tiny spaces called:

When a person describes a dream to another person, he or she is MOST likely describing the _____ content.

If a therapist advised you to pay attention to how you were communicating with family members and to change harmful patterns, the therapist would MOST likely to be practicing:

According to the psychodynamic model, someone who refuses to fully participate in therapy is said to be demonstrating:

The underlying symbolic meaning of a dream is its _____ content.

Infants tend to do things that feel good. This is in accord with what Freud called:

Discuss the reasons why culture-sensitive therapy arose and the challenges it seeks to address.

Which is NOT an argument of critics of the evolutionary perspective?

The superego can also be called the _____.

A person interviews for a job but doesn't get a job offer. The person thinks, "I'm never going to get a job." This type of thinking is known as _____.

According to the _____ model, physical processes are the cause of all human behavior.

The perspective that religious views are defense mechanisms created by people to make life tolerable is MOST characteristic of:

Brooklyn learns to turn on the TV by watching her older brother turn it on. This form of learning is called: