Exam 3: Models of Abnormality

A person engages in multiple online discussions with a large number of friends on Facebook. She is very open about herself and shares her thoughts and opinions freely. Based on related research, we would expect this person to have a _____ number of offline friends and to _____ share information with them.

Gestalt therapy is similar to mindfulness techniques in its emphasis on:

The _____ helps to regulate emotions and memory.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used MOST often in the treatment of:

Imagine that you subscribe to the sociocultural model of abnormality. Which would be a part of your paradigm?

"The force that operates on the 'reality principle' is an independent, powerful force in human functioning." What kind of theorist would agree MOST strongly with this statement?

When treating religious patients, it is recommended that mental health professionals:

Compare and contrast how the humanistic-existential model and the biological model differ in their understanding of causes of abnormality.

"Humans are born with freedom, yet do not 'naturally' strive to reach their full growth potential." The psychologist who would MOST closely agree with this statement would be described as:

Which statement is the BEST example of the biopsychosocial perspective?

Research on the relationship between religious beliefs and psychological health shows that people:

Which contemporary psychodynamic approach holds that therapists are key figures in the lives of patients-figures whose reactions and beliefs should be included in the therapy?

In the 1960s and 1970s, social upheaval and soul-searching in Western society gave rise to humanistic and existential therapies. The BEST explanation for this trend is that these theories:

A therapist listens carefully to a client's words and then attempts to show accurate empathy and genuineness. The hope is that the client will engage in self-examination with acceptance and honesty. MOST likely, this therapist is a _____ therapist.

"People are motivated mainly by a need to have relationships with others. Severe problems in the relationships between children and their caregivers may lead to abnormal development." This statement BEST reflects the beliefs of which type of theorist?

If you are being encouraged to see the link between the way you interpret your experiences and the way you feel and to question the accuracy of your interpretations, you are probably receiving:

You didn't study for a test, and you blame your poor performance on all the other work you had to do. The defense mechanism that BEST explains your behavior is:

Which description BEST describes exposure therapy?

A therapist who describes her client as someone who has yet to fulfill his or her full potential, rather than as someone with a disorder, is MOST likely a _____ theorist.

According to psychodynamic theorists, when people behave with their therapist the way they interacted with their parents, they are demonstrating: