Exam 3: Models of Abnormality

Freud believed that the source of energy that fuels the id:

"People get depressed because they have depressing thoughts." This statement is consistent with the _____ model.

A child is bitten by a vicious dog in front of a park. The child is later very afraid of the park. According to classical conditioning, the park is a(n):

You have a slightly depressed child and decide to treat this condition by responding to the child only when he does or says "happy" things. Your response to the child is a(n) _____, according to the behavioral model.

Learned behaviors are the focus of the _____ approach.

According to Freud's psychodynamic theory, at birth the child is in the:

The explicit set of basic assumptions that gives structure to the understanding and investigation of an area is called a(n) _____.

The so-called new wave of cognitive therapy differs from traditional cognitive therapy in that it emphasizes:

The patient says whatever comes into her mind in the psychodynamic technique called _____.

Which model emphasizes the importance of conditioning in determining human actions?

Some research has suggested that _____ has been linked to exposure to certain viruses during childhood or before birth.

Albert Bandura argued that to feel happy and function effectively, people must develop a positive sense of:

One who takes an evolutionary perspective on abnormal behavior would MOST likely agree that:

The paradigm or model adopted by people in the Middle Ages to explain abnormal behavior would have been:

Describe group therapy, family therapy, and couple therapy. Discuss what each entails and give an example for each.

Depression has been linked to which neurotransmitter abnormality?

Challenging a client's inaccurate assumption is a specific feature of _____ therapy.

According to psychoanalysts, if a patient relives past repressed feelings, that patient is said to have experienced:

Which is an inaccurate statement about the role of genes in abnormal behavior?

A previously neutral environmental event that becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus is called a(n):