Psychology Quiz: Mental Disorders and Therapies

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.

Social Psychology

• 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.