Psychology: Martin Seligman's Learned Helplessness
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What is the characteristic of the depressive attributional style according to Martin Seligman?

  • Internal, stable, and global (correct)
  • Internal, unstable, and specific
  • External, stable, and global
  • External, unstable, and specific

    • Which of the following cognitive distortions is characterized by overgeneralizing from one small remark?

  • Arbitrary inference
  • Selective abstraction
  • Dichotomous thinking
  • Overgeneralization (correct)

    • What is the term for the negative and enduring belief system about some aspect of life in depression?

  • Depressive attributional style
  • Negative schema (correct)
  • Cognitive error
  • Cognitive distortion

    • According to Aaron T. Beck, what is the tendency that may lead to depression?

    <p>To interpret everyday events in a negative way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the region of the brain that shows greater right-sided anterior activation in depressed individuals?

    <p>Prefrontal cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the negative cognitive pattern characterized by thinking negatively about oneself, the world, and the future?

    <p>Cognitive triad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Japanese term used to describe anxiety disorders?

    <p>Shinkeishitsu</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of anxiety in taijin kyofusho?

    <p>Embarrassing or offending others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'olfactory reference syndrome' characterized by?

    <p>Preoccupation with a belief that one is offending others with a foul body odor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What inheritance tendency may contribute to social anxiety disorder?

    <p>Generalized biological vulnerability to anxiety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the brain region that shows greater activation in individuals with SAD when reacting to angry faces?

    <p>Amygdala</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential consequence of experiencing a panic attack in a social situation?

    <p>Conditioning to social cues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of obsessions are symmetry obsessions?

    <p>26.7%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which disorder does the child show no inhibitions whatsoever to approaching adults?

    <p>Disinhibited social engagement disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following disorders was previously classified with the somatoform disorders?

    <p>Body dysmorphic disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for disturbed and developmentally inappropriate behaviors in children emerging before five years of age?

    <p>Attachment disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of obsessions are 'forbidden thoughts or actions'?

    <p>21%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following disorders is characterized by excessive skin picking?

    <p>Excoriation disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

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