PSY 105 Quiz 2 Recent

Question 1

Primitive centers for vision and hearing reflexes are located in the

Question 2

The evolutionary perspective suggests that we inherit __________, which will be enhanced by environmental factors.

Question 3

The neurotransmitter that is involved in the control of wakefulness and alertness is

Question 4

Endorphins are chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to

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It appears that our brains process information in a

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Chemicals known as __________ travel across the synaptic gap to specialized receptor sites on the next neuron.

Question 7

The brain structure that controls the body’s activity level, including sleep and wakefulness, is the

Question 8

Researchers sometimes destroy portions of the brains of animals in order to

Question 9

The __________ lobe is concerned with vision.

Question 10

The __________ is a key brain area for the regulation of emotions.

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Question 1

Research indicates that __________ levels of __________ is associated with greater likelihood of adhering to a treatment regimen.

Question 2

The field that combines behavioral and biomedical knowledge for the prevention and treatment of medical disorders is

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The alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages in reaction to stress make up what is called the

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A major feature of stress is that

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Carcinogens are

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Growing evidence suggests that in order to be effective in reducing the spread of AIDS, educational programs must provide not only information but also

Question 7

Which of the following is most likely to have contributed to recent changes in the leading causes of death?

Question 8

One of the reasons that even mild stress could interfere with task performance is that such stress could

Question 9

As a result of continued stress, you seem to catch every flu bug that comes around. Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome are you most likely to be experiencing?

Question 10

Studies of the role of television in promoting healthy lifestyles indicates that

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Recent research suggests that __________ play(s) a role in excessive drinking of alcohol.

Question 12

The role of parents and peers in influencing the tendency of an adolescent’s to smoke is an example of a

Question 13

People who have AIDS eventually die from

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Research indicates that most people who undergo sex change operations

Question 15

A pattern of grandiosity in fantasy or behavior (plus lack of empathy) characterizes __________ disorder.

Question 16

A disorder that involves alternating episodes of binge eating followed by various forms of compensatory behavior designed to avoid weight gain is called

Question 17

Disturbances of an individual’s behavioral or psychological functioning that are not culturally expected and that lead to psychological distress, behavioral disability, and/or impaired overall functioning are known as

Question 18

The risk of suicide is greatest for individuals with the mental disorder of

Question 19

The most common perceptual distortions experienced by schizophrenics are __________ hallucinations.

Question 20

A child with __________ will have difficulty paying attention to stimuli, may show hyperactivity or impulsivity, or both.

Question 21

A major type of schizophrenia characterized by an absence of affect, poorly developed delusions and verbal incoherence is known as __________ schizophrenia.

Question 22

In the DSM-IV, symptoms that must be present before an individual is diagnosed as suffering from a particular problem are called

Question 23

Lisa adopts ritualistic behaviors to help reduce anxiety that occurs when unwanted thoughts intrude into her awareness. This is an example of

Question 24

When a person experiences intense anxiety, considerably greater than justified by reality, triggered by the presence of some particular object, the person is suffering from a

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A disorder involving the sudden inability to recall large amounts of personally important information, usually triggered by a traumatic experience is

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One goal of the DSM-IV is to

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The defense mechanism of rationalization involves

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PSY 105 Quiz 2 Recent

With regard to the relative effectiveness of various types of psychotherapy, research has generally determined that

Question 29

Having children who show high levels of aggressive behavior watch films of children behaving in a nonaggressive manner is an attempt to change their behavior through

Question 30

A defense mechanism that channels unacceptable impulses into a socially acceptable action is called

Question 31

Lithium is used to treat

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According to Freud, mental disorders stem from conflicts between

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PSY 105 Quiz 2 Recent

Problems of __________ are the number one cause of difficulties in marriages.

Question 34

One possible side effect of the extended use of antipsychotic drugs is __________, the loss of motor control, especially in the face.

Question 35

Drugs that are prescribed for the purpose of treating schizophrenia are called

Question 36

Recent findings (Hooley, 2004) indicate that patients who return to families with high levels of expressed emotion are __________ times as likely to suffer relapses than families where expressed emotion levels are low.

Question 37

Which of the following is most often associated with client-centered therapy?

Question 38

Modeling, a behavior therapy technique, has been shown to be especially effective in the treatment of __________.

Question 39

Which of these is a belief common to all humanistic therapies?

PSY 105 Quiz 2 Recent