Exam 2: Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

A humanistic therapist doesn't focus on how psychological problems develop.

) Molecular genetics is an approach that:

Concordance for disorders should be greater for ______________ than ______________ if there is a genetic predisposition for the condition.

The diathesis-stress and biopsychosocial models are more or less the same thing.

Otis would like to go out with his friends. However, he knows that if he goes out he will not be able to study enough for his exam in History the next day. If he goes out, then his _________ prevailed; if he studies, then his _____________ won out in determining his behaviour.

The superego operates according to the:

Resilient children often struggle the most with mental illness.

What are three of the reasons immigrants to Canada underutilize mental health care? How would you address these issues?

Historically, a genetically determined diathesis is most likely to play a role in:

Joe is currently a doctoral student in psychology in a biologically oriented lab. Which research project is he most likely working on?

Meichenbaum's more recent work has been described as:

Which psychologist developed the psychotherapeutic procedures termed cognitive-behaviour modification?

Classical conditioning offers a good explanation for how fears develop.

John is a relatively new therapist and has been told that being empathic can lead to positive effects for his clients. This is

What was Hall's biological treatment for insanity among women around the turn of the 19ᵗʰ Century?

Operant conditioning works well as a treatment for children with depression.

What are three different ways (identified in the text) that parents influence their child's mental health? Which do you think is the most significant; why?

The use of some defence mechanisms can be healthy and adaptive.

Bandura's most famous research is his work on self-efficacy.

Intelligence is best viewed as an index of: