Exam 2: Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders

Which example best illustrates operant conditioning?

Unlike behaviors in classical conditioning, operant behaviors are ____.

Which statement about neurotransmitters is accurate ?

Classical conditioning has been useful in the field of abnormal psychology primarily by ____.

According to Rogers, behavior disorders are the result of ____.

In classical conditioning, behaviors are controlled by events that ____ the response, whereas in operant conditioning, they are controlled by events that ____ the response.

Because Joan suffers from depression, Dr. Adler has prescribed a medication that alters sensitivity and receptivity to ____ at the receptor sites in her brain. For Justin, who suffers from anxiety, Dr. Adler prescribes a drug that affects receptor reactivity to ____.

A psychologist who uses the words neurological makeup when discussing disorders is using which model?

Peter survived a stroke that damaged much of the tissue in the left hemisphere of his brain. We can expect that Peter will ____.

According to the psychodynamic model, people use unconscious strategies to protect their egos from anxieties. These strategies are called ____.

As a person-centered therapist, Dr. Finn wants his clients to discover their strengths and their full potential. As a result, Dr. Finn will most likely ____.

Which drug is most likely to be prescribed for a patient suffering from depression?

DSM-5 recognizes that some disorders are more prevalent in some cultures than in others. These changes show the influence of which model?

Which perspective is not really a systemized school of thought, and instead is more like a set of attitudes that emphasizes the individual's quest for meaning and personal responsibility for choices?

One limitation of the family systems approach is that ____.

After three sessions, Molly decides she is madly in love with Dr. Arnold. As a psychoanalyst, Dr. Arnold will most likely ____.

Dopamine is related to several mental disorders. Insufficient dopamine is a possible cause of ____, while having an excess of dopamine may be related to ____.

Unlike operant or classical conditioning, in observational learning, ____.

Joseph is a hardheaded scientist who puts high value on objective investigation and the clear definition of terms. The model of psychopathology he is most likely to value is ____.

The existential and humanistic approaches differ from one another in that the existentialists emphasize ____.