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Treatment /for /psychological /disorders /in /which /a /therapist /works /with /clients /to /help /them /understand /their /problems /and /work /towards /solutions /- /correct /answer /✔Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
behavior /
cognitive /
*cognitive-behavior /
Group /
family /- /correct /answer /✔ 6 /approaches /to /psychotherapy
Freud /and /Josef /Breuer
Includes /free /association /and /dream /analysis
Help /clients /become /aware /of /unconscious /conflicts /may /be /causing /conflict /and /impairing /daily /functioning
Weak /supporting /evidence /in /treating /disorders /- /correct /answer
/✔Psychodynamic /therapy
The /systematic /study /of /mental /activity /and /behavior /- /correct /answer /✔Psychology
Nature /vs. /Nurture /- /correct /answer /✔Nature /= /biological /inheritance
Nurture /= /experience /and /environment
Researchers /now /believe /that /BOTH /play /an /important /role
Therapist /works /with /clients /to /help /them /develop /their /full /potential /for /personal /growth /through /greater /self-understanding /- /correct /answer /✔humanistic /therapy
Started /experimental /psychology
First /psychology /lab /(1879)
Purpose /was /to /identify /the /basic /parts /(i.e., /structures) /of /the /conscious /mind
Reaction /time
(this /is /a /Psychologist) /- /correct /answer /✔William /Wundt
School /of /thought /based /on /the /idea /that /conscious /experience /can /be /broken /down /into /underlying /parts
Edward /Titchener /- /correct /answer /✔Structualism
Therapist /works /with /clients /to /help /them /unlearn /behaviors /that /negatively /affect /their /functioning
Treatment /often /involves /token /economies, /social /skills /training, /and /modeling /-
/correct /answer /✔behavior /therapy
An /early /school /of /psychology /concerned /with /the /adaptive /purpose, /or /function, /of /mind /and /behavior
Systems /approach, /an /individual /is /part /of /a /larger /context. /Any /change /in
/individual /behavior /will /affect /the /whole /system /- /correct /answer /✔family /therapy
: /The /idea /that /the /whole /of /personal /experiences /is /different /from /simply /the /sum /of /its /parts /- /correct /answer /✔gestalt /theory
A /psychological /approach /that /emphasizes /the /role /of /environmental /forces /in /producing /behavior
Dominated /psychological /research /into /the /early /1960s
John /b /watson /- /correct /answer /✔behaviorism
A /school /of /psychology /that /investigates /how /people /grow /to /become /happier /and /more /fulfilled /and /focuses /on /people's /basic /goodness
Abraham /Maslow /and /Carl /Rodgers /- /correct /answer /✔Humanistic /Psychology
Treatment /that /is /based /on /medical /approaches /to /illness /and /disease /- /correct /answer /✔biological /therapy
Drugs /that /affect /mental /processes /and /that /can /be /used /to /treat /psychological /disorders
Change /brain /neurochemistry /- /correct /answer /✔psychotropic /medications
Anti-anxiety /
Antidepressant /
Mood /stabilizer /
Antipsychotic /
Stimulants /- /correct /answer /✔ 5 /categories /of /psychotropic /medications
Involves /administering /a /strong /electrical /current /to /the /client's /brain /to /produce /a /seizure
Effective /for /some /cases /of /severe /depression
But, /often /viewed /negatively /by /the /general /public /- /correct /answer /✔Electroconvulsive /therapy
The /study /of /how /people /think, /learn, /and /remember
1980s, /cognitive /psychologists /joined /with /computer /scientists, /philosophers, /and /researchers /who /studied /the /brain /and /cognitive /neuroscience /emerged /- /correct /answer /✔cognitive /psychology
The /beliefs, /values, /rules /& /customs /that /exist /within /a /group /of /people /who /share /a /common /language /& /environment /and /that /are /transmitted /through /learning /from /one /generation /to /the /next /- /correct /answer /✔culture
A /systematic /procedure /of /observing /and /measuring /phenomena /to /answer /questions /about /- /correct /answer /✔scientific /method
A /model /of /interconnected /ideas /or /concepts /that /explains /what /is /observed /and /makes /predictions /about /future /events /- /correct /answer /✔theory
A /specific /prediction /of /what /should /be /observed /if /a /theory /is /correct /- /correct
/answer /✔hypothesis
A /network /of /billions /of /cells /in /the /brain /and /the /body, /responsible /for /all
/aspects /of /what /we /feel, /think, /and /do /- /correct /answer /✔nervous /system
Brain /and /the /spinal /cord /- /correct /answer /✔central /nervous /system
Enables /nerves /to /connect /the /CNS /to /the /muscles, /organs, /and /glands /- /correct
/answer /✔peripheral /nervous /system
Basic /units /of /the /nervous /system
Definition: /Cells /that /receive, /integrate, /and /transmit /information /in /the /nervous /system /- /correct /answer /✔neurons
Branchlike /extensions /of /the /neuron /with /receptors /that /detect /information /from /other /neurons /- /correct /answer /✔dendrites
: /The /part /of /the /neuron /where /information /from /thousands /of /other /neurons /is /collected /and /integrated /- /correct /answer /✔cell /body
The /long, /narrow /outgrowth /of /a /neuron /that /enables /it /to /transmit /information /to /other /neurons
Terminal /buttons /- /correct /answer /✔axon
The /site /of /communication /between /neurons /through /neurotransmitters /- /correct /answer /✔synapse
The /neural /impulse /that /travels /along /the /axon /and /then /causes /the /release /of
/neurotransmitters /into /the /synapse /- /correct /answer /✔action /potential
Fatty /layer /that /insulates /axons
Speeds /up /neural /communication /- /correct /answer /✔mylon /sheith
Chemical /substances /that /carry /signals /from /one /neuron /to /another /- /correct /answer /✔Interneuron
A /small /portion /of /the /left /frontal /region /of /the /brain, /which /is /crucial /for /producing /speech
First /evidence /that /brain /regions /perform /specialized /functions /- /correct /answer /✔brocas /area
Top /of /the /spinal /cord
Controls /survival /functions /such /as /breathing, /heart /rate, /swallowing, /vomiting, /urination, /and /orgasm /- /correct /answer /✔medulla
The /combination /of /a /person's /subjective /experience /of /the /external /world /and /the /person's /mental /activity /- /correct /answer /✔consciousness
The /processing /of /information /by /sensory /systems /without /a /person's /conscious /awareness /- /correct /answer /✔subliminal /perception
A /condition /in /which /the /corpus /callosum /is /surgically /cut /- /correct /answer /✔split /brain
Dreams /are /the /result /of /the /brain's /attempts /to /make /sense /of /random /brain /activity /by /synthesizing /the /activity /with /stored /memories /- /correct /answer /✔activation /synthesis /theory
Inability /to /sleep
Between /12-20% /of /all /adults /have /this
More /common /in /women /than /in /men
More /common /in /older /adults /than /in /younger /adults /- /correct /answer
/✔insomnia
Throat /closes /and /breathing /stops
Results /in /frequent /awakenings /during /the /night
Associated /with /obesity /(but /not /sure /of /the /cause) /- /correct /answer /✔sleep /apnea
People /act /out /their /dreams /while /sleeping /- /correct /answer /✔REM /behavior /disorder
__________________(body /language): /People /can /make /accurate /judgments /based /on /only /a /few /seconds /of /observation /- /correct /answer /✔nonverbal /behaviors
: /People's /explanations /for /why /events /or /actions /occur /that /refer /to /people's /internal /characteristics, /such /as /abilities, /traits, /moods, /or /efforts /- /correct /answer /✔personal /attributions
When /interpreting /our /own /behavior, /we /tend /to /focus /on /situations /- /correct
/answer /✔Actor /bias
When /interpreting /other /people's /behavior, /we /tend /to /focus /on /personal /attributes /- /correct /answer /✔observer /bias
____________________: /People's /tendency /to /behave /in /ways /that /confirm /their /own /expectations /or /other /people's /expectations /- /correct /answer /✔self /fulfilling /prophecy
: /Negative /feelings, /opinions, /and /beliefs /associated /with /a /stereotype /- /correct
/answer /✔prejudice
The /inappropriate /and /unjustified /treatment /of /people /as /a /result /of /prejudice /- /correct /answer /✔discrimination
Subtle /forms /of /prejudice /that /coexist /with /the /rejection /of /racist /beliefs /- /correct /answer /✔modern /racism
People's /evaluations /of /objects, /events, /or /ideasPeople's /evaluations /of /objects, /events, /or /ideas /- /correct /answer /✔attitudes
Ease /of /retrieving /an /attitude /from /memory /- /correct /answer /✔attitude /accessibility
The /increase /in /liking /due /to /repeated /exposure /- /correct /answer /✔mere /exposure /effect
A /state /of /reduced /individuality, /self-awareness, /and /attention /to /personal /standards
May /occur /when /people /are /part /of /a /group
Stanford /Prison /Experiment /(Zimbardo, /Aug. /14-20, /1971) /- /correct /answer /✔deindividuation
Groups /often /make /riskier /decisions /than /individuals /do /- /correct /answer /✔risky /shift /affect
Most /of /the /group /members /are /somewhat /cautious, /then /the /group /becomes /even /more /cautious /- /correct /answer /✔group /polarization
The /altering /of /your /own /behaviors /and /options /to /match /those /of /other /people
/or /to /match /other /people's /expectations /- /correct /answer /✔
