Exam 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Within the multidimensional integrative approach to understanding psychopathology, learnt helplessness is considered a(n) ______ dimension.

The part(s) of the brain most associated with memory, thought and reasoning is(are) the

In the diathesis-stress model, 'stress' refers to

The ability to plan, think, reason and create is located in the part of the brain called the

What are the basic components of the multidimensional integrative model, and what does the term integrative mean in this model?

Referring to behaviour and personality as polygenic means that both are

Our understanding of psychology as an integrated process is in part a function of

Political strife, war and suffering in a country tend to ___________ the rate of psychological disorders in the country.

The procedures referred to as quantitative genetics are used to

When one examines the current state of knowledge regarding genetics and life experience effects on brain structure and function, the best overall conclusion is that most psychological disorders are

When comparing the brains of rats raised in a rich environment requiring lots of learning and motor behaviour with the brains of rats raised as 'couch potatoes' (Greenough et al., 1990), the cerebellums of the more active rats

Given the role of social factors in psychological disorders and the fact that psychological disorders are still associated with social stigma (people tend to think that a disorder is something to be ashamed of), there is a much greater chance that people with psychological disorders will

Research studies using the procedure called 'cross fostering' have shown that genetically emotional and reactive young animals raised by calm mothers tended to be

The major difference between the modern cognitive science idea of the unconscious and Freud's view of the unconscious is that Freud saw the unconscious as ______________, whereas modern cognitive science views it as __________________.

Drugs that increase the activity of a neurotransmitter are called

The synaptic cleft is the area between the

Extremely low levels of dopamine activity are associated with

Although the two halves of the cortex look alike structurally, the left hemisphere seems to be chiefly responsible for

Functions of the limbic system include control or regulation of

Research exposing subjects to the virus that causes the common cold (Cohen et al., 1997) demonstrated that