Exam 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior

Which scientific field do cognitive psychologists borrow concepts from in explaining how human process information and how the processes may break down?

In which of the following therapies does the therapists actively dispute the clients' irrational beliefs and the premises on which they are based in order to help clients develop alternative, adaptive beliefs in their place?

The idea of a "collective unconscious" is most closely linked to the thinking of ______.

If a person has difficulty remembering information they once knew, a cognitive psychologist would say the difficulty was due to a problem with ______.

The superego serves as the moral guardian of personality.

The deterioration of the basal ganglia is associated with ______.

The sensory area of the ______ lobe receives messages from skin sensors all over the body.

Susan was in a serious car accident and lost her vision as a result of the injuries she sustained. Susan may have suffered damage to her ______.

Alzheimer's disease is associated with reductions in the levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.

If a student focuses on one mediocre grade and ignores all of her other grades which are higher, a cognitive therapist would assert that her emotional distress is due to ______.

Flinching at the sound of the dentist's drill as you are sitting in the dental office waiting room is an example of ______.

According to radical psychosocial theorists like Thomas Szasz, ______.

A man explains his cheating on his income taxes by saying, "Everyone does it, and besides the government steals from me every week" is using the defense mechanism of ______.

Clinicians note that Asian clients often express psychological complaints such as anxiety? through__________.

The two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the _______ nervous systems.

Neurons transmit messages to other neurons by means of chemical substances known as ______.

Which of the following persons has contributed to the development of social-cognitive theory?

Adler and Jung both believed that self-awareness plays a major role in the development of personality.

During processes that replenish energy reserves, such as digestion, ______.

Acetylcholine is involved in the control of muscle contractions and formation of memories.