Exam 2: N Integrative Approach To Psychopathology

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

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In a landmark study by Caspi et.al.(2003),researchers studied the stressful life events and Genetics of 847 individuals.For individuals who had at least four stressful life events,the risk of Major depression

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People who have many social contacts and live their lives continually interacting with others

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In the 1992 studies conducted by Baxter et al.,OCD patients were provided with cognitive-behavioral therapy (exposure and response prevention)but no drugs.This study is important because brain imaging showed that

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Which of the following could result in learned helplessness?

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A lifespan psychologist would point out that the only way to understand a patient's disorder is to understand how the individual

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Strong emotional reactions such as extreme fear are generally experienced as unpleasant to the individual.In panic disorder,for example,patients may experience these sensations quite frequently.The primary function of human capability for such strong emotion appears to be ________.

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Research comparing psychological interventions (talk therapy)to biological interventions (medication)suggest that talk therapy affects the brain from the _____ ______,and biological interventions affects the brain from the _________ _________.

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The central nervous system is made up of the _______________.

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The part of the brain stem that regulates vital activities such as heartbeat,breathing, And digestion is the __________.

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According to modern cognitive science,the unconscious

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The peripheral nervous system is made up of the __________.

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Some of the most recent research studies regarding genetic vs.environmental causes of disorders in animals and humans have suggested

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The ____________ coordinates movement with sensory input and contains parts of the reticular activating system.

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Matilda was walking through the woods when she saw a speckled snake slither by.Immediately,her heart rate increased,her breathing quickened,and she started to perspire.When the snake was out of sight,she began to calm down; her breathing and heart rate returned to normal,and she no longer perspired.This calming down is the result of the _________.

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The most recent estimates are that genetics contribute approximately __________ to the development of personality characteristics such as shyness or activity level.

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For most people,perception and the creation of images are usually handled by the _______.

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

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The part of the autonomic nervous system primarily responsible for our "fight or flight" response to stress is the _______________.

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What is one of the conclusions generally drawn from the 1990s studies of OCD,brain imaging,and cognitive-behavioral therapy by Baxter et al.,and the follow up studies by Schwartz et al.?

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