PSYCH 100 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
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✔✔Which of the following is a projective test? - ✔✔Rorschach
✔✔Psychodynamic and person-centered therapies are very different therapeutic
approaches. Which of the following is a major difference between the two therapies? -
✔✔
✔✔Mary, who has a great fear of flying, has been instructed by her behavior therapist to
take a brief ride in an actual airplane. If Mary follows her therapist's instructions, then
she'll be engaged in ________. - ✔✔in vivo exposure
✔✔What is the correct sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages? - ✔✔oral, anal,
phallic, latency, genital
✔✔A patient in a psychiatric hospital exhibits disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and
hallucinations. This person is probably suffering from ___________. - ✔✔schizophrenia
✔✔________ refers to psychotherapy that is provided on the internet. -
✔✔Cybertherapy
✔✔Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory. You are assigned to be on the
anti-Freud side and, therefore, must point out problems in the theory. Which of the
following will be at the top of your list? - ✔✔Psychodynamic concepts are difficult to test.
✔✔A cognitive therapist is working with a depressed client. Which of the following
causes is the likely focus of this therapist's intervention? - ✔✔distorted interpretations of
life events
✔✔Although this type of psychotherapy has its origins in the psychodynamic school of
thought, it is not considered a true psychodynamic therapy, because it combines
humanistic and cognitive-behavioral interventions. - ✔✔
✔✔Why does the administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) often cause
memory loss? - ✔✔It destroys the brain areas responsible for memory storage.
✔✔The person-centered therapist must show a genuine, open, and honest response to
the client. This is called _____________. - ✔✔Authenticity
✔✔Monozygotic twins are __________, while dizygotic twins are __________. -
✔✔identical ; fraternal
, ✔✔Which of the following is one of the top four complaints that students bring to college
or university counseling centers? - ✔✔Symptoms of anxiety disorders
✔✔____________ therapies have been used not only to treat mental disorders but also
to help people make career choices, deal with workplace problems, and as a form of
marriage counseling. - ✔✔Humanistic
✔✔According to the Consumer Reports survey, which of the following is accurate? -
✔✔The longer a person stays in therapy, the greater the improvement.
✔✔While talking with his best friend Johnny, Maurice, who is clearly down and out, says
"Dude, I just have no luck with girls at all. I asked Gina out last night and she turned me
down flat. Nobody will EVER want to go out with me. Why am I such a loser?" Because
Johnny has recently taken an abnormal psychology class, he uses a cognitive
perspective to answer Maurice. Which of the following might Johnny say? - ✔✔"Hey,
pal, you are really overgeneralizing. Just because Gina said no doesn't mean that all
girls will!"
✔✔______ are specifically trained to use biomedical therapies. - ✔✔Psychiatrists
✔✔At Skinner Elementary School, teachers pass out "skinner bucks" to students who
turn in papers on time, obey the teacher, and finish their homework. The paper "bucks"
can be traded in at the end of the week for special treats or game-playing time on the
classroom computer. This system most resembles a ________. - ✔✔Token economy
✔✔According to Sigmund Freud, when you awaken in the morning and remember a
dream, you recall the dream's ___________. - ✔✔manifest content
✔✔John has made a career of stealing older people's retirement money by taking
advantage of their trust and selling them phony retirement investments. John explains
that he has done nothing wrong—if these people were not so greedy, they would not be
so eager to invest in his phony schemes. In his mind, his victims got exactly what they
deserved. John's behavior and attitude are typical of someone with ______ personality
disorder. - ✔✔antisocial
✔✔In Freud's theory, the id is to fun as the superego is to ____________. - ✔✔guilt
✔✔A relatively consistent characteristic that exists across situations is called ________.
- ✔✔a personality trait
✔✔Which behavior therapy technique is commonly used to treat anxieties or fears? -
✔✔exposure
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✔✔Which of the following is a projective test? - ✔✔Rorschach
✔✔Psychodynamic and person-centered therapies are very different therapeutic
approaches. Which of the following is a major difference between the two therapies? -
✔✔
✔✔Mary, who has a great fear of flying, has been instructed by her behavior therapist to
take a brief ride in an actual airplane. If Mary follows her therapist's instructions, then
she'll be engaged in ________. - ✔✔in vivo exposure
✔✔What is the correct sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages? - ✔✔oral, anal,
phallic, latency, genital
✔✔A patient in a psychiatric hospital exhibits disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and
hallucinations. This person is probably suffering from ___________. - ✔✔schizophrenia
✔✔________ refers to psychotherapy that is provided on the internet. -
✔✔Cybertherapy
✔✔Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory. You are assigned to be on the
anti-Freud side and, therefore, must point out problems in the theory. Which of the
following will be at the top of your list? - ✔✔Psychodynamic concepts are difficult to test.
✔✔A cognitive therapist is working with a depressed client. Which of the following
causes is the likely focus of this therapist's intervention? - ✔✔distorted interpretations of
life events
✔✔Although this type of psychotherapy has its origins in the psychodynamic school of
thought, it is not considered a true psychodynamic therapy, because it combines
humanistic and cognitive-behavioral interventions. - ✔✔
✔✔Why does the administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) often cause
memory loss? - ✔✔It destroys the brain areas responsible for memory storage.
✔✔The person-centered therapist must show a genuine, open, and honest response to
the client. This is called _____________. - ✔✔Authenticity
✔✔Monozygotic twins are __________, while dizygotic twins are __________. -
✔✔identical ; fraternal
, ✔✔Which of the following is one of the top four complaints that students bring to college
or university counseling centers? - ✔✔Symptoms of anxiety disorders
✔✔____________ therapies have been used not only to treat mental disorders but also
to help people make career choices, deal with workplace problems, and as a form of
marriage counseling. - ✔✔Humanistic
✔✔According to the Consumer Reports survey, which of the following is accurate? -
✔✔The longer a person stays in therapy, the greater the improvement.
✔✔While talking with his best friend Johnny, Maurice, who is clearly down and out, says
"Dude, I just have no luck with girls at all. I asked Gina out last night and she turned me
down flat. Nobody will EVER want to go out with me. Why am I such a loser?" Because
Johnny has recently taken an abnormal psychology class, he uses a cognitive
perspective to answer Maurice. Which of the following might Johnny say? - ✔✔"Hey,
pal, you are really overgeneralizing. Just because Gina said no doesn't mean that all
girls will!"
✔✔______ are specifically trained to use biomedical therapies. - ✔✔Psychiatrists
✔✔At Skinner Elementary School, teachers pass out "skinner bucks" to students who
turn in papers on time, obey the teacher, and finish their homework. The paper "bucks"
can be traded in at the end of the week for special treats or game-playing time on the
classroom computer. This system most resembles a ________. - ✔✔Token economy
✔✔According to Sigmund Freud, when you awaken in the morning and remember a
dream, you recall the dream's ___________. - ✔✔manifest content
✔✔John has made a career of stealing older people's retirement money by taking
advantage of their trust and selling them phony retirement investments. John explains
that he has done nothing wrong—if these people were not so greedy, they would not be
so eager to invest in his phony schemes. In his mind, his victims got exactly what they
deserved. John's behavior and attitude are typical of someone with ______ personality
disorder. - ✔✔antisocial
✔✔In Freud's theory, the id is to fun as the superego is to ____________. - ✔✔guilt
✔✔A relatively consistent characteristic that exists across situations is called ________.
- ✔✔a personality trait
✔✔Which behavior therapy technique is commonly used to treat anxieties or fears? -
✔✔exposure
