Exam 3: Causal Factors and Viewpoints

1-75.After cheating on her husband and feeling ashamed,Julia accused her husband of feeling ashamed.Such behavior is explained by which of the following defense mechanism?

Distinguish between necessary,sufficient,and contributory causes of abnormal behavior.

1-66.Which period of psychosexual development occurs when a child becomes preoccupied with the development of skills and activities?

1-43.Genes

1-108.A lack of social skills,poor school performance,and moodiness have all been associated with which of the following parenting styles?

1-104.Infant characteristics

1-81.Which of the following is a criticism of traditional psychoanalytic theory?

1-60.A child consistently identified as behaviorally inhibited is most likely to

In order to develop chicken pox,one must be exposed to the virus that causes chicken pox.Note,however,that not everyone who is exposed to the virus is affected.In other words,the virus is a

1-67.One important contribution of Freud's theory was that

1-111.A major factor associated with a child's rejection by peers is

Dr.Fox studies the causes of depression.In other words,she looks at factors that play a role in the ________ of depression.

What is object-relations theory?

1-32.Suppose the reuptake of a specific neurotransmitter were deficient and the deactivation enzymes associated with the neurotransmitter were also deficient.What effect would this have?

Charlotte suffers from intense anxiety.How would Freud explain this anxiety? In your answer,describe the different parts of the personality from a Freudian perspective,and how these parts of personality interact to produce anxiety.

1-12.A predisposition toward developing a disorder

What are protective factors? Give an example.How can protective factors impact a person's later functioning?

1-10.A couple is in counseling.She states that she drinks because he rejects her.He states that he rejects her because she drinks.It appears that in this example of bidirectionality

1-18.A protective factor is

1-53.George and Logan are brothers.They live in a small apartment in the city with some other relatives.Their family is extremely poor.Their father is hardest on George,the eldest,and sometimes physically abuses him.Which environmental factor is likely to be more important in the later adjustment of George and Logan?