Psychology 2nd Semester Final Review

Repetitive behaviors that a person feels driven to perform are _____.

Relieves pain & causes relaxation & feelings of well-being.

Which disorder is represented in this image? 

Produce strange & unusual perceptual, sensory & cognitive experiences

Who has dreams?

The repeated, persistent and unwanted urges or images that cause distress or anxiety are called _____.

Which stage? Rapid Eye Movement. Even more relaxed than before, eyes begin to move rapidly, more active type of sleep.

Biological growth processes that are uninfluenced by experience and enable & change the behavior are referred to as:

"A marked and persistent fear that is cued by the presence or anticipation of an object or situation". Which disorder?

Excessive and out of proportion worry and anxiety about daily life events and activities. Which anxiety disorder?

Norah's dad buys her everything she wants and never says "no."

Increase activity in the central nervous system & heightened alertness, arousal, and decreased appetite.

According to Piaget, schemas are

Cassie's mom is very easy to talk to despite having clear expectations/rules.

 ____ is a biological clock that is genetically programmed to regulate physiological responses within a 24hr period.

The “Bible of Psychology” that lists the causes, background, and prevalence is the ______.

Which stage? Deepest sleep; large, regular delta waves occur more than 50% of time.

(12 yr-adult) thinking becomes more abstract & hypothetical. Can consider many alternatives to problems.

Alex now realizes that his stereotypical view of women as weak is not accurate and so revises his beliefs. This is ____.

According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage people begin to 

disorder involving binging and purging

Carl's mom lets him go out and party because she is never home and involved with her boyfriend.

A symptom of PTSD is:

This sleep disorder is characterized by the inability to either fall asleep or stay asleep.

_____________________is an unpleasant dream where a person will awake when a vivid movie-like dream occurs.

(6-12yr) Ability to think of several dimensions or features at the same time. Learns to classify things.

Sean doesn't feel comfortable talking to his parents because they don't listen to his perspective and ground him.

The result of some trauma experienced by the victim is called ______.

Which is an example of a Negative Symptom of Schizophrenia?

Which stage? Pulse slows, muscles relax, breathing becomes uneven & brain waves grow irregular.

Signs and symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder are:  (multiple choices are correct, you must choose all that apply)

disorder involving self-starvation; often begins in pre-teens to early teens years.

_____________________ is a disorder in which a person will suddenly fall asleep during the day.

(2-6 yr) beginning of symbolic representation. Language develops; child begins to draw pics that represent things.

Eating a larger than normal amount of food in a specific period of time

Body Dysmorphic Disorder...

Decreases activity in the central nervous system.

(birth-2 yr) thinking is displayed in action, such as grasping, sucking, and looking schemas.

Which stage? Eyes roll slowly from side to side, lasts about 30 mins.

Schizophrenia is...