Psychology Quiz: Mental Disorders and Therapies

A person suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder will be bothered by repetitive __________.

Multiple personality disorder is now called __________ disorder.

SSRIs are drugs that block the reuptake of __________.

In __________ therapy the therapist uses several different types of therapy rather than sticking with only one approach.

__________ therapy involves the use of positive punishment to reduce the frequency of an undesirable behavior.

Our tendency to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the role of personal factors when we try to explain other people's behavior is known as the __________.

Prejudice is to thought, action as discrimination is to:

The role of situational factors when deciding why a stranger behaved in a particular way is known as the:

A positive response toward a request is called:

Self-determination theory (SDT) best fits which type of motivation?

Kinsey believed that:

A male who uses skincare products and dresses fashionably is a representation of the:

Psychological Disorders

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are bothered by repetitive thoughts and repetitive behaviors.
Multiple personality disorder is now called dissociative disorder.

Therapies

SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) are drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin, used in a type of therapy.
Eclectic therapy involves the use of several different types of therapy approaches rather than sticking with only one.
Aversive therapy involves the use of positive punishment to reduce the frequency of an undesirable behavior.

Conformity occurs when people change their behavior to fit in with others, often because they want to be liked by others.
The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the role of personal factors when explaining other people's behavior.

Human Development

Beginning in the ninth week after conception, the embryo becomes a fetus.
A child with anxious-ambivalent attachment has no consistent way of coping with the stress of a strange situation.

Miscellaneous

Prejudice refers to thoughts, while discrimination refers to actions based on race, age, etc.
Self-determination theory (SDT) is related to intrinsic motivation.
Kinsey believed that sexual orientation exists on a continuum.
The persona archetype is represented by, for example, a male who uses skincare products and dresses fashionably.
Children learn gender roles through reinforcement by parents, which is related to the humanistic perspective.
Reaction formation is a defense mechanism in which an individual denies or represses their true feelings or impulses, often by adopting the opposite behavior.

Test your knowledge of psychology concepts, including obsessive compulsive disorder, multiple personality disorder, and various therapy techniques.

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