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What is the primary symptom of a depressed person?
What is the primary symptom of a depressed person?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sympathetic nervous system?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sympathetic nervous system?
Which of the following is NOT a type of psychoanalytic therapy?
Which of the following is NOT a type of psychoanalytic therapy?
Which part of the brain is responsible for processing spoken language?
Which part of the brain is responsible for processing spoken language?
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What is the primary function of the corpus callosum?
What is the primary function of the corpus callosum?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a person who is high in neuroticism according to the Big Five model?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a person who is high in neuroticism according to the Big Five model?
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What is the difference between obsessions and compulsions?
What is the difference between obsessions and compulsions?
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What is the primary characteristic of a person suffering from a psychosis disorder?
What is the primary characteristic of a person suffering from a psychosis disorder?
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Which personality structure, according to Freud, is responsible for mediating between impulses and the superego?
Which personality structure, according to Freud, is responsible for mediating between impulses and the superego?
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What is the primary advantage of classifying behavior?
What is the primary advantage of classifying behavior?
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Study Notes
First Question: Fill in the Blank
- Frontal lobe structure is smaller and less active in individuals with compulsive disorder.
- Compulsive disorder can result from decreased frontal lobe activity.
- Children under stress may put their fingers in their mouths.
- Depressed individuals may exhibit motivational symptoms.
- Hallucinations represent a symptom of schizophrenia.
Second Question: True/False
- Damage to Broca's area impairs comprehension of words (False).
- Low serotonin levels are associated with depression (True).
- The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body to respond to stress (True).
- The left side of the primary visual area receives information from the left visual field (True).
- Broca's area is related to spoken language (True).
- Statistical norms change over time (True).
- Childhood amnesia is linked to an immature hippocampus (True).
- The corpus callosum facilitates communication between hemispheres (True).
- The cerebrum is highly developed in humans (True).
- Cognitive perspective views mental disorders as brain disorders (True).
Psychoanalytic Therapy
- In vivo exposure is a psychoanalytic therapy technique (True).
- Systematic desensitization is a psychoanalytic therapy technique (True).
- Selective reinforcement is not a psychoanalytic therapy technique (False).
- Free association is a psychoanalytic therapy technique (True).
Psychosis Disorders
- Schizophrenia is a prominent example of psychosis (True).
- Anxiety is a mental health disorder, but not a psychosis (False).
- Phobia is not psychosis (False).
- The ego functions based on reality (True).
- Repression is a defense mechanism (True).
- The ego operates on a reality principle (True).
Personality Disorders
- Introverted-neurotic is a personality type in Hans Eysenck's model (True).
- Extraverted personalities can be touchy, restless, and aggressive (False).
- Extraverted-neuroticism describes touchy, restless, aggressive type (False).
- Introverted-stable is a possible personality type (True).
- Fixation is a personality development stage-related term (True).
- Regression occurs when a person reverts to earlier characteristics (True).
- Rationalization is a defense mechanism used to make behaviors seem acceptable. (True).
- Gordon Allport is a personality scientist (True).
- Hans Eysenck contributed to personality research (True).
- Sigmund Freud was important in the field of personality investigation (True).
Symptoms and Treatments
- Recognizing symptoms is the first step in in-vivo exposure and systemic desensitization.
- Client relaxation learning is important in therapy.
- Providing information about procedures is part of therapy.
- Avoiding frightening stimuli can reduce anxiety (True), and is called negative reinforcement or negative punishment.
- Manic episodes involve energetic behavior, self-confidence, and reduced need for sleep (True).
- Bipolar disorder is a possible condition.
- Phobias are anxiety disorders (True).
- Identical twins share 50% chance to develop a disorder compared to fraternal which is 20% (True).
- Antisocial Personality disorder is possible result.
- Schizophrenia exhibits high heritability in identical twins than fraternal (True).
- Neuroticism represents sensitivity, warmth, and tolerance (True).
- Persistent intrusions could refer to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (True).
- Intrusive thoughts or obsessions can cause anxiety (True).
- Classification issues can exist regarding mental disorders (True).
- A person out of touch with reality likely suffers from psychosis (True).
- Neuroses are mental disorders that do not involve a loss of touch with reality (True).
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Test your knowledge on psychological disorders and their connection to brain structures in this engaging quiz. Topics include the frontal lobe, serotonin levels, and important brain areas related to language and perception. Perfect for students studying psychology or anyone interested in the complexities of the mind.
