Exam 3: Models of Abnormality

The perspective that focuses on when, how, in what context, and to what degree the multiple factors in a person's life interact with one another is called:

Subjecting a person to a situation that causes the individual anxiety as a means of eliminating future anxiety is called:

With mindfulness-based therapy techniques, clients would MOST likely be encouraged to:

The model of abnormality that focuses on unconscious internal processes and conflicts in behavior is the _____ model.

Discuss the behavioral and cognitive dimensions of the cognitive-behavioral model of abnormality, and explain how the two are used in combination to treat abnormal behavior.

Huntington's disease has psychological and physical aspects. This results in part from loss of cells in the cortex and the:

Which model is MOST likely to predict that transference will occur during therapy?

A couple therapist who focuses on acceptance and positive change where possible is using _____ therapy.

Gestalt therapy was developed by:

According to Freud, a child's pleasure from defecating is reflected in which part of the personality?

According to _____, human beings are driven to self-actualize, or to fulfill their natural potential for goodness and growth.

According to Freud, the id operates in accordance with the _____ principle.

If a client-centered therapist were treating a very anxious woman, the therapist would try to:

A primary prevention approach is expected to be MOST beneficial for mental health issues with:

Theory focused on the behaviors people exhibit and the thoughts they have is usually described as:

According to psychoanalysts, if a patient relives past repressed feelings, that patient is said to have experienced:

In science, the perspectives used to explain phenomena are known as:

_____ prevention consists of identifying and treating psychological disorders in the early stages, before they become serious.

Which statement about couple therapy is MOST accurate?

"People have two options with their lives: to face up to our own 'being' and to give meanings to our lives or to shrink and hide from that responsibility." Which type of theorist would MOST likely say this?