Abnormal Psych

Test 2 1st attempt abnormal psych

1. If one is asked to “free associate” about his or her mother's new husband and responds by changing the subject, a psychodynamic therapist would consider this an example of:

resistance

2. A therapist who believes people often hide from their responsibilities, and therefore often feel alienated, depressed, inauthentic—empty—would most likely be:

existential

3. The term for the form of psychotherapy pioneered by Carl Rogers is:

client centered

4. A young man observed his parents' generous behavior throughout his childhood. As a result, he developed a positive and generous attitude toward the world. According to the behavioral model, this young man has acquired his lifestyle through the process of:

modeling

5. Messages moving from neuron to neuron must cross tiny spaces called:

synapses

6. “Humans are born with freedom, yet do not 'naturally' strive to reach their full growth potential.” The psychologist who would most closely agree with this statement would be:

existential

7. In science, the perspectives used to explain phenomena are known as:

paradigms

8. The model most likely to predict that transference will occur during therapy is the ______ model.

psychodynamic

9. If you imagine biting into a big, juicy, sour lemon, you are likely to salivate. The lemon is an example of:

an unconditioned stimulus

10. “Thoughts, as well as overt behaviors, are acquired and modified by various forms of conditioning.” The orientation of the author of this quote most likely would be:

cognitive-behavioral

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

demonological

12. Multicultural theorists would explain the higher levels of mental illness among poor people as most likely due to:

social factors leading to stress

13. In Rogers's therapy, the honesty and genuineness of the therapist allows clients to look at themselves with acceptance in a process...