Exam 2: Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders

Forebrain is to ____ as hindbrain is to ____.

A person's observable physical or behavioral characteristics are the ____.

Which technique increases the frequency of a behavior because it removes or reduces an aversive (punishing) event?

Jason exploits other people and never feels guilty about it. He rarely helps other people and feels no pride when he does. According to psychodynamic thinking, Jason has ____.

An assumption of the multipath model of abnormality is that ____.

Of the following, which client would be most likely to benefit from psychoanalysis?

Tuyet-Hoa says, "I tend to focus on the individual and how that person can reach his or her full potential. I am optimistic that people can fulfill themselves when they are free of society's burdening expectations." Tuyet-Hoa's ideas sound most like ____.

Watson and Rayner's famous research in classical conditioning was designed to explain the development of ____.

A reasonable criticism of the multicultural model is that it ____.

Dr. Alcott makes the following statement about Janet's depression: "Your depression may be due to your misperception of this unfortunate situation and your tendency to blame yourself for events that are beyond your control. What we need to do is help you to recognize and modify your irrational beliefs." Dr. Alcott's comments are characteristic of the ____.

Schema and irrational thoughts are two terms that are used in which model of psychopathology?

Anita's therapist suggests that she enter into a therapy group that the therapist is starting. Which feature is least likely to be a benefit Anita will experience from participating in group therapy?

According to Rogers, which aspect of a therapeutic relationship is most important?

Dr. Abdul explains to his students, "There are two key things to understand about this therapeutic approach. First, the best way to understand an individual's behavior is to see the world from that person's point of view. Second, people are able to make free choices in life." Which theoretical approach is Dr. Abdul discussing?

Dr. Ansorg believes that her clients can acquire appropriate social skills by watching her interact with other people in a social setting. Dr. Ansorg assumes which paradigm of learning?

Who developed the REBT theory of personality and irrational beliefs?

The two main distinguishing ideas in the psychodynamic model are that ____.

Dr. Danvers is a firm believer in Ellis's REBT theory. Given that, what can we expect Dr. Danvers to say?

Which statement about classical conditioning is accurate ?

Which statement is true of human genomes?