Exam 1: What Is Abnormal Psychology

The radical statement that "most,if not all,of the effects of psychiatry are magical" would likely be voiced by someone who feels that the __________ theory best describes abnormal behaviour.

Theorists who view people as affecting their environment just as the environment affects them would be representative of the ___________ theory.

A normal,healthy person paints nudes for the sake of "beauty "and "art." His or her defence mechanism is ________.

Manuel visits a therapist for treatment of his depression.The therapist tells him his problem stems from a series of cognitive errors and distortions in which he minimizes his successes and pessimistically assumes the worst about his future.Manuel's therapist is most similar to ________ in the way she conceptualizes his problem.

A conservative man who cannot accept his own sexual desires begins a highly publicized crusade to stamp out pornography.His defence mechanism is ________.

A man who explains his cheating on his income taxes by saying,"Everyone does it" is using the defence mechanism of ________.

A little boy is allowed to play with a laboratory rat and shows no fear of it.Then,a scientist makes a scary noise by banging an iron bar whenever the little boy reaches for the rat.Soon,the boy begins crying whenever the rat comes near him.In this study,the scary noise is the ________.

The return,when under stress,to behaviour patterns characteristic of an earlier age is called ________.

The diathesis-stress model was originally developed as an explanatory framework for understanding the development of ________.

Discuss the cognitive-behavioural approach and the theoretical contributions of Ellis and Beck.

The psychological model arguing that abnormal behaviours are often caused by a combination of genetically inherited vulnerabilities and various life stresses is the ________ model.

According to Freud,the superego serves as the moral guardian of personality.

Canadian Aboriginal people experience a disproportionate higher rate of depression,anxiety,and posttraumatic stress disorders

Thinking errors are examples of __________.

Chlorpromazine was initially marketed for ________.

The use of defence mechanisms is a sign of abnormal adjustment.

According to Freud,during the first year of life,the ________ develops to organize reasonable ways to deal with frustration.

Neurotransmitters have their effect by fitting into _________ sites on the receiving neuron.

________ reinforcers influence behaviour through their association with established reinforcers.

Sigi is an alcoholic and an obsessive gambler.He has lost his wife,family,and job because of his drinking and gambling.Which criterion of abnormal behaviour most closely matches his symptoms?