Psychology/Mental Health Test Review: Multiple Choice Definitions
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What is the practice of allowing the patient to discuss thoughts, dreams, memories, or words, regardless of coherency?

  • Psychodynamic theory
  • Free Association (correct)
  • Neo Freudian Theory
  • Analytical psychology

Which theory emphasizes a person's interpersonal relationships and their relationship to society?

  • Psychodynamic theory
  • Psychoanalytic theory
  • Operant conditioning
  • Neo Freudian Theory (correct)

According to Freud, what does psychoanalytic theory focus on?

  • The individual unconscious and its relationship to the collective unconscious
  • Abnormal behavior and its causes
  • Interpersonal relationships and society
  • The unconscious psychological drives and forces within individuals (correct)

What is the global term used to cover minor psychiatric conditions such as anxiety, depression, obsessional and phobic neuroses?

<p>Neurotic disorder (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which field of study aims to predict reliably, explain, diagnose, identify the causes of, and treat maladaptive behavior?

<p>Abnormal psychology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What method of learning uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior?

<p>Operant conditioning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory focuses on the idea that how and what people think leads to the arousal of emotions?

<p>Cognitive theories (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of disorder is characterized by uncontrollable and recurring thoughts and repetitive behaviors?

<p>OCD (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which disorder is related to experiencing a shocking, scary, or dangerous event?

<p>PTSD (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which disorder is characterized by symptoms like inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity?

<p>ADHD (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Freud, which part of personality wants instant gratification?

<p>Ego (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Free Association" in psychotherapy involves allowing the patient to discuss what?

<p>Thoughts, dreams, memories, or words (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Repression" is a defense mechanism where people exclude distressing what from the conscious mind?

<p>Distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Super Ego" part of personality is always concerned with what?

<p>Good boy, socially acceptable views (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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