General Psychology Final Exam Review ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT ANSWERS
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General Psychology
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General Psychology
General Psychology Final Exam Review
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
ANSWERS
Abnormal Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- Academic field devoted to the study of
psychological disorders. (Psychological disorder mental disorder, mental illness, psychiatric
illness, mental disability, mental diseas...
General Psychology Final Exam Review
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
ANSWERS
Abnormal Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Academic field devoted to the study of
psychological disorders. (Psychological disorder mental disorder, mental illness, psychiatric
illness, mental disability, mental disease, abnormal psychology, experimental
psychopathology, clinical psychology.)
Acculturative stress - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Stress that occurs when people move to
new countries or cultures and must adjust to a new way of life.
Anorexia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔One of most commonly known disorders;
self-imposed restrictions; altered and distorted sense of body weight and figure; amenorrhea;
brain damage; organ failure; highest rate of death of all psychological disorders, 20% from
suicide. Identified by significant weight loss, an intense fear of being overweight, a false
sense of body image, and a refusal to eat the proper amount of calories to achieve a healthy
weight.
Antianxiety drugs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Psychotropic medications used for treating
the symptoms of anxiety disorders, including panic disorders, social phobias, and generalized
anxiety disorders.
Antipsychotic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Psychotropic medication used in the
treatment of psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions. Drugs are designed to
block neurotransmitter receptors; often used to reduce dopamine activity in brain
(antagonist).
Antisocial personality disorder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A psychological disorder
distinguished by unethical behavior, deceitfulness, impulsivity, irritability, aggressiveness,
disregard for others, and lack of remorse.
Asch conformity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Participants in this experiment were asked to
look at the lines on two cards, announcing which of the comparison lines was closest in
length to the standard line. If no one else disagrees with the group, the group the test subject
, won't disagree. If at least one other person disagrees with the group, the test subject is more
likely to disagree with the group.
Aversion therapy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Links problem behaviors to unpleasant
physical reactions. Goal to have people have involuntary and unpleasant physical reaction to
undesired behavior.
Beck - CBT - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cognitive Therapy; type of therapy aimed at
addressing the maladaptive thinking that leads to maladaptive behaviors and feelings. In
therapy mental frameworks (paradigms) containing cognitive errors are replacing with more
positive beliefs.
Behavior modification - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Therapeutic approach in which behaviors
are shaped through reinforcement and punishment.
Behaviorist - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The scientific study of observable behavior.
Biology of panic disorder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔May be related to smaller amygdala
which is involved in fight-or-flight response, fear and aggression, and memories associated
with these emotions.
Biomedical Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Drugs and other physical interventions that
target the biological process underlying psychological disorders. Primary goal is to reduce
symptoms.
Bipolar cycling - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Some people with bipolar disorder cycle
between extreme highs and lows of emotion and energy that last for days, weeks, or even
months. Periods of mania and depression may be brought on by life changes and stressors.
Bipolar Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A mood disorder marked by dramatic swings
in mood, ranging from manic episodes to depressive episodes.
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