Overview of Personality and Abnormal Psychology, Exams of Psychology

Download Overview of Personality and Abnormal Psychology and more Exams Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! • Question 1 2 out of 2 points is the term used to describe our characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. Selected Answer: Personali ty • Question 2 2 out of 2 points According to Freud, the spoiled, selfish, hedonistic and childish part of one's psyche is called the id • Question 3 According to Freud, the superego operates under which principle? Selected Answer: morali t y • Question 4 According to Freud, the ego resides in which part of the psyche? Selected Answer: conscio u s • Question 5 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points According to Freud, when the ego experiences intolerable anxiety due to the constant conflict between the id and superego, the person will rely on what to feel better? Selected Answer: defense mechanisms Answers: ego initiatives o Julian Rotter • Question 9 2 out of 2 points The notion of archetypes, the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious are the work of Selected Answer: Carl Jung Answers: Karen Horne y Albert Bandur a Carl Jung Carl Rogers • Question 10 While growing up, Chuck did not receive encouragement from his parents and never 2 out of 2 points developed strong feelings of self-worth and self-esteem. This caused conflict among the various parts of Chuck's psyche. According to Alfred Adler, Chuck will likely develop Selected Answer: an inferiority complex Answers: penis envy negative archetypes a fixation an inferiority complex • Question 11 2 out of 2 points Marissa believes that getting a good job after college depends entirely on being in the right place at the right time. She also believes that if a person doesn't get the job they want, it's just not meant to be. Marissa is demonstrating which locus of control? Selected Answer: external Answers: internal external reciproc al weak • Question 12 2 out of 2 points "Conditions of worth" and "unconditional positive regard therapy" are terms associated with which theorist? Selected Answer: Carl Rogers Answers: Raymon d Cattell Julian Rotter Carl Rogers Abraha m Maslow • Question 13 Which of the following is not one of the traits according to the "Big 5" theory of personality? Selected Answer: sociability Answers: conscientiou sn ess sociability neuroticism agreeablenes s • Question 14 describes the degree to which one handles emotion appropriately, according to the "Big 5" theory of personality. Selected Answer: Agreeableness Answers: 2 out of 2 points 0 out of 2 points Neuroticism Agreeablene ss Extrave rsion Openne ss to Generalized Anxiety Disorder phobia bi-polar disorder • Question 19 2 out of 2 points Unwanted, intrusive, chronic thoughts that cause an increase in anxiety are known as Selected Answer: obsessions Answers: obsessions complusio n s phobias panic attack s • Question 20 Which of the following is considered a mood disorder? Selected Answer: bi-polar disorder Answers: antisocial personality disorder conversion disorder schizophrenia bi-polar disorder • Question 21 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points An intense period of euphoria, energy, optimism, and erratic behavior, sometimes with delusions, is known as Selected Answer: mania Answers: OCD mani a a panic attack substanc e abuse • Question 22 Who has the highest probability of committing suicide? Selected Answer: Leonard, an eighty-seven year old Caucasian Answers: Tammi, a fifteen year old African- American George, a twenty-one year old Latino Susan, a sixty-two year old Caucasian Leonard, an eighty-seven year old Caucasian • Question 23 Which of the following is a "positive" symptom of schizophrenia? Selected Answer: hallucinations Answers: social withdrawal poor problem- solving skills hallucinations apathy • Question 24 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points A schizophrenic's belief that others are out to hurt or harm him is known as a delusion of Selected Answer: persecuti on Answers: grandeur persecu ti on fantasy psychosis • Question 25 Which of the followi ng is not one of the types of ion 28 Memory loss following a traumatic event is called Selected Answer: dissociative amnesia Answers: dissociative identity disorder 2 out of 2 points multiple personality disorder Alzheimer's Disease dissociative amnesia • Question 29 0 out of 2 points All but which of the following are true with regard to Dissociative Identity Disorder? Selected Answer: the majority of sufferers were physically and/or sexually abused in childhood Answers: the average sufferer has 12-15 "alter" personalities the vast majority of sufferers are female the majority of sufferers were physically and/or sexually abused in childhood the disorder generally becomes apparent before the teenage years • Question 30 2 out of 2 points is characterized by shallow relationships and a tendency toward order, control and perfectionism. Selected Answer: Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder Answers: Histrionic personality disorder Schizotypal personality disorder Antisocial personality disorder Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder • Question 31 2 out of 2 points When an individual has an inflated sense of self-esteem, seeks admiration from others, and lacks empathy, he or she likely has which personality disorder? Selected Answer: narcissist ic Answer s: narcissist ic borderli n e paranoi d histrioni c • Question 32 Which of the following factors is believed to be most important with regard to interpersonal attraction? Selected Answer: similarity Answers: proximity similarity familiarity reciprocity of liking • Question 33 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points Although Jamika received a CD of a genre of music that she didn't care for, she notices that the more she listens to it, the more she likes it. It is quickly becoming one of her favorite CDs. Jamika is likely being influenced by the Selected Answer: mere- exposure effect Answers: mere-exposure effect halo effect repitition effect Which of the following is not necessarily a feature of an intimate or close relationship? Selected Answer: sexual involvement Answers: emotional attachme nt sexual involvemen t need fulfillment interdependence • Question 38 2 out of 2 points Rachel and Jim's friendship has grown, based largely on the fact that she walks his dog during the day while he works, and he does yard work for her on the weekends. Thus far, according to George Levinger, their relationship seems to be primarily in nature. Selected Answer: exchang e Answers: social intimat e exchan g e commu n al • Question 39 The physical experience of love is known as Selected Answer: passion Answers: intimacy passion captiva ti on exclusivi t y 2 out of 2 points • Question 40 Which feature of romantic love is arguably unnecessary? Selected Answer: exclusiv it y Answers: intimac y passio n captiva ti on exclusivi t y • Question 41 The type of love that generally exists between couples who have been together for a long time is known as love. Selected Answer: companion a te Answers: passionate compassi on ate romantic companion a te • Question 42 Our tendency to marry someone who is demographically similar to us is known as Selected Answer: homogamy Answers: the marriage g r a d i e n t the matching hypoth esis homoga my Monoga my 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points stereotypi n g discrimina ti ng profiling • Question 46 2 out of 2 points The theory of prejudice which contends that we learn prejudicial attitudes in the same way that we adopt all our other values and beliefs (from our socialization agents) is the theory of prejudice. Selected Answer: social learning Answers: social identity realistic conflict authoritaria n personality social learning • Question 47 The notion that prejudice results from competition over resources is called the theory of prejudice. Selected Answer: realistic conflict Answers: social learning authoritaria n personality realistic conflict social identity 2 out of 2 points • Question 48 Prejudice as a consequence of the pride and self-worth we feel because of our group memberships is illustrated in the theory of prejudice. Selected Answer: social identity Answers: authoritaria n personality realistic conflict social learning social identity • Question 49 "Race" is a biological concept which includes Selected Answer: both skin color and physical features Answers: skin color physical features both skin color and physical features neither skin color nor physical features • Question 50 Which factor is not included in the concept of "ethnicity"? Selected Answer: physic al feature s 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points Answer s: physica