Exam 14: Statistics in Psychology

Which model of abnormality explains abnormal behavior as the result of a set of learned responses?

Any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress,causes harm to others,or harms their ability to function in daily life,is called ___________.

The behavioral perspective views anxiety as __________.

Ned seeks therapy after having recurrent episodes of feeling "detached from himself" for several months,but he has not lost his self-awareness or memory.He notes that he feels like a robot,disconnected from his movements and actions.He is most likely suffering from ______.

What is the branch of psychology that is concerned with the study of abnormal behavior?

Antisocial,paranoid,and schizoid are all types of ________ disorders.

Tara and Sarah are identical twins.If Tara has bipolar disorder,then Sarah has ________.

Gigi,who has schizophrenia,believes that she was sent by God to one day rule the world.Her belief is an example of a(n)________.

Fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or impossible if something should go wrong is called ______.

During his college years,Jacob often experienced episodes of intense fear accompanied by the physical sensations of a heart attack.Jacob might have experienced a ________ disorder while in college.

A phobia is a type of mood disorder.

People with ______ disorders have an excessively rigid,maladaptive pattern of behavior and ways of relating to others.

Ali,a war veteran,has had nightmares,flashbacks,and anxiety attacks for the past three years.Ali is most likely suffering from _______________.

Linda's house was flooded in a hurricane.Upon losing her home,she had nightmares,disturbed sleep,and anxiety that lasted about two weeks.Linda most likely suffered from ______________.

Biological explanations of schizophrenia include genetics,chemical influences,and brain structural defects.

Each day,while Sid is sitting at his desk at work,he continually thinks about germs.Each time this occurs,he washes his hands.Sid probably suffers from ___________.

Which of the following was one of the four humors studied by Hippocrates?

While talking with his best friend Johnny,Maurice,who is clearly down and out,says "Dude,I just have no luck with girls at all.I asked Gina out last night and she turned me down flat.Nobody will EVER want to go out with me.Why am I such a loser?" Because Johnny has recently taken an abnormal psychology class,he uses a cognitive perspective to answer Maurice.Which of the following might Johnny say?

As part of a fraternity initiation ritual,Saul is instructed to interrupt a school basketball game by running on the court naked while singing the nursery rhyme "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." If Sam complies with this ritual,his behavior would best illustrate ________.

Which of the following reflect behavioral aspects of test anxiety?