Exam 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior

According to Freud, too little or too much gratification at any stage can lead to ______.

Adler shifted the emphasis of psychodynamic theory from the ______.

When parents only accept children if they behave in an approved manner, they are showing their children ______.

Why is it important to take income level or socioeconomic status into account when comparing differences in rates of particular disorders across ethnic groups?

During therapy, Humanistic therapists often use________-the restating or paraphrasing of the client's expressed feelings without interpreting them or passing judgment on them.

How does social-cognitive theory differ from the behavioral theories? What role do expectancies have on behavior?

Discuss the need for clinicians to be sensitive to multicultural differences and identify issues specific to the?following cultures: African American, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American.

A sexually frustrated woman interprets innocent glances from others as sexual advances. Her defense mechanism is ______.

The occipital lobe is primarily involved in processing ______.

Rewarding desirable behavior is generally preferable to punishing misbehavior.

Unlike traditional psychoanalysis, modern psychodynamic therapies focus more on clients' ____________.

Neurotransmitters induce ______in receiving neurons.

Each kind of neurotransmitter ______.

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of modern psychodynamic theory.

The area of the cortex involved in skin sensation is the ______ lobe.

People can remain outwardly calm and controlled while they inwardly harbor murderous or lustful impulses of which they are unaware through Freudian defense mechanism known as ______.

The brain and spinal cord make up the ______ nervous system.

To Jung, the accumulated experiences of humankind are passed down genetically through the generations in the ______.

Painful or aversive stimuli that decrease or suppress the frequency of the preceding behavior are known as ______.

In Humanistic psychotherapy, congruence refers to_____________.