PSYS 100 Super Duper Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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PSYS 100 Super Duper Final UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. When we refer to "temperament" in psychology, which of the following are we referring
to? - CORRECT ANSWER- Temperament refers to the infant's individual style and
frequency of expressing needs and emotions; it is const...
PSYS 100 Super Duper Final UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. When we refer to "temperament" in psychology, which of the following are we referring
to? - CORRECT ANSWER- Temperament refers to the infant's individual style and
frequency of expressing needs and emotions; it is constitutional, biological, and genetically
based.
2. Which of the following is NOT a problem encountered in research on psychotherapy's
effectiveness? - CORRECT ANSWER- Works for many psychological problems, does not
depend on the level of training or experience of the therapist, not of fixed duration can go on
forever.
3. Phil is a psychologist who feels that it is very important that all his clients to feel that he
has a high regard for them as people, no matter what issues come up in therapy. Which
therapeutic orientation is most consistent with this perspective? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Client-centered therapy
4. Which of the following personality paradigms was first developed by the neurologist
Sigmund Freud? - CORRECT ANSWER- Psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic
5. A defining characteristic of traits is that they are which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER-
6. If you have a continuum with repeated, deviant, criminal behavior on one end and strictly
following the rules of society on the other end, which of the following structures of
personality would Freud hypothesize was responsible for where you fall on that continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER- The ego
7. A person responds to an anxiety producing event by retreating psychologically to an earlier
state of psychosexual development. He/she is MOST LIKELY using which of the following
defense mechanisms? NOTE: I told you in lecture not to get tricked by this one! - CORRECT
ANSWER- Regression
8. Casey throws himself into a whirlwind of activity marked by extreme distractibility, rapid
shifts in thoughts, constant talking, and complete restlessness. But, at other times his behavior
, is very calm and reserved. Casey MOST LIKELY is suffering from which of the following
disorders? - CORRECT ANSWER- ADHD
9. Which of the following would be classified as an ORGANIC disorder? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Organic disorders: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Autism
10. Which of the following is governed by the "reality principle"? - CORRECT ANSWER-
The ego
11. According to the Psychodynamic paradigm, serial killer Ted Bundy substituted a
SYMBOLIC victim--many female college students--for his former girlfriend--Stefanie--as
the object for his unconscious aggression. He did this instead of attacking the actual target--
Stefanie--of his rage directly because he was conflicted over her. He loved her on the one
hand and hated her for what she did to him on the other. Which of the following defense
mechanisms would Freud hypothesize that Ted Bundy was using? NOTE: Another lecture
example. - CORRECT ANSWER- Undoing
12. Which of the following traits is NOT one of the Big Five (five factor) model described in
your textbook chapter on personality? Which does NOT belong among the 5 traits? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Big Five
1.Openness-curious, artistic, imaginative 2.Conscientiousness-efficient, organized, reliable
3. Extroversion- active, assertive, energetic, outgoing
4.Agreeableness- appreciative, forgiving, generous, kind
5.Neuroticism-anxious, self-pitying, tense, emotionally unstable
13. Which of the following would be the BEST example of a Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(GAD)? - CORRECT ANSWER- Weeks at a time a person feels anxious and preoccupied,
sure that some disaster is about to occur. Jumpy, irritable, cannot sleepy soundly (Fatigue)
inability to concentrate. 3% of adults. More common in women, other problems such as
substance abuse and depression.
14. According to both the lecture materials and the textbook readings, a ritualistic act that a
person must perform in order to reduce anxiety is called which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER- OCD
15. Which of the following personality disorders describes a person who may frequently
display excessive emotional and attention-seeking behaviors in order to get their own way?
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