PSYC 101 Ch. 6 Notes | Actual 2025 study |
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When we statistically calculate what behaviors are rare in a specific culture and label those
deviations from the norm as abnormal, we are employing which definition of abnormality?
Abnormality as deviation from the average
The _______ perspective of abnormality assumes that the fundamental cause of abnormal
behavior will be found through a physical examination of the individual.
medical
When we talk about mental "illness" and "symptoms" of abnormal behavior, we are using
terminology associated with which perspective?
Medical
Recent advances in our understanding of the neurological bases of behavior is one of the
advantages to the use of the _____ perspective in explaining mental illness.
medical
Which of the following is the essence of the psychoanalytic perspective?
Abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts over opposing wishes regarding sex and
aggression.
Abnormality as deviation from the average is based on the concept of
"abnormal" as behaviors that are rare or occur
infrequently in a society.
One criticism of the psychoanalytic perspective is that it suggests people have little
responsibility over their own behavior.
Which perspective assumes that physiological causes are at the root of psychological
disorders?
Medical
Which of the following is the essence of the behavioral perspective?
Abnormal behavior is not a symptom of an underlying problem, but is itself the problem
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Which of the following terms are associated with the medical perspective?
Symptoms
Hospitals
Illness
One weakness of the behavioral approach is it ignores
thoughts, attitudes, and emotions.
Some critics have argued that the use of the term illness implies that people who display
abnormal behavior have no responsibility for their actions. This is a criticism of the _____
perspective.
medical
______ stated that children pass through a series of stages in which sexual and aggressive
impulses take different forms and produce conflicts that require resolution.
Freud
The _______ perspective of abnormality was developed in response to other approaches that
largely neglected people's thoughts as a cause of abnormality.
cognitive
The _____ perspective highlights the fact that people can have a rich, involved inner life and
that prior experiences can have a profound effect on current psychological functioning.
psychoanalytic
The primary goal of treatment using the _____ perspective is to explicitly teach new, more
adaptive ways of thinking.
cognitive
Which perspective would conclude that depression is a learned behavior?
Behavioral
One strength of the behavioral approach is its precise and objective
approach.
Recent advances in our understanding of the neurological bases of behavior is one of the
advantages to the use of the ______ perspective in explaining mental illness.
medical
Which of the following is the essence of the sociocultural perspective?
People's behavior—both normal and abnormal—is shaped by the kind of family group, society,
and culture in which they live.
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When we statistically calculate what behaviors are rare in a specific culture and label those
deviations from the norm as abnormal, we are employing which definition of abnormality?
Abnormality as deviation from the average
The _______ perspective of abnormality assumes that the fundamental cause of abnormal
behavior will be found through a physical examination of the individual.
medical
When we talk about mental "illness" and "symptoms" of abnormal behavior, we are using
terminology associated with which perspective?
Medical
Recent advances in our understanding of the neurological bases of behavior is one of the
advantages to the use of the _____ perspective in explaining mental illness.
medical
Which of the following is the essence of the psychoanalytic perspective?
Abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts over opposing wishes regarding sex and
aggression.
Abnormality as deviation from the average is based on the concept of
"abnormal" as behaviors that are rare or occur
infrequently in a society.
One criticism of the psychoanalytic perspective is that it suggests people have little
responsibility over their own behavior.
Which perspective assumes that physiological causes are at the root of psychological
disorders?
Medical
Which of the following is the essence of the behavioral perspective?
Abnormal behavior is not a symptom of an underlying problem, but is itself the problem
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, Select all that apply
Which of the following terms are associated with the medical perspective?
Symptoms
Hospitals
Illness
One weakness of the behavioral approach is it ignores
thoughts, attitudes, and emotions.
Some critics have argued that the use of the term illness implies that people who display
abnormal behavior have no responsibility for their actions. This is a criticism of the _____
perspective.
medical
______ stated that children pass through a series of stages in which sexual and aggressive
impulses take different forms and produce conflicts that require resolution.
Freud
The _______ perspective of abnormality was developed in response to other approaches that
largely neglected people's thoughts as a cause of abnormality.
cognitive
The _____ perspective highlights the fact that people can have a rich, involved inner life and
that prior experiences can have a profound effect on current psychological functioning.
psychoanalytic
The primary goal of treatment using the _____ perspective is to explicitly teach new, more
adaptive ways of thinking.
cognitive
Which perspective would conclude that depression is a learned behavior?
Behavioral
One strength of the behavioral approach is its precise and objective
approach.
Recent advances in our understanding of the neurological bases of behavior is one of the
advantages to the use of the ______ perspective in explaining mental illness.
medical
Which of the following is the essence of the sociocultural perspective?
People's behavior—both normal and abnormal—is shaped by the kind of family group, society,
and culture in which they live.
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