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1
The id, as described by Freud, contains sexual and aggressive impulses and is governed by the ______________ principle.
A)pleasure
B)reality
C)operating
D)primary
2
Freud identified a number of "healthy" or highly adaptive defense mechanisms. Which one of the following is among them?
A)Reaction formation.
B)Intellectualization.
C)Suppression.
D)Displacement.
3
The primary goal of classical psychoanalytic therapy is to ____________________.
A)improve the patient's social functioning
B)bring unconscious material into the conscious mind
C)become reconciled with one's parents
D)attain enlightenment
4
Attachment theorists would suggest that a person who resists romantic relationships on the grounds that he or she prefers to be independent and emotionally self-sufficient has a _______________ attachment style.
A)fearful
B)preoccupied
C)dismissing
D)secure
5
The _______________ perspective has been described as the "third force" in psychology?
A)humanistic
B)existential
C)behavioral
D)psychoanalytic
6
Which two concepts, developed by two different humanistic psychologists, are very similar in meaning?
A)Congruence and synchronicity.
B)Conditions of worth and basic human needs.
C)Peak experiences and cathartic experiences.
D)The fully functioning person and the self-actualized person.
7
All of the following are variants of the family perspective, except:
A)The structural approach.
B)The intergenerational approach.
C)The strategic approach.
D)The functional approach.
8
Which of the following contains an example of negative reinforcement?
A)Olivia drinks a lot of tequila, gets a terrible headache the next day, and swears never to drink tequila again.
B)Olivia drinks a lot of tequila, gets a terrible headache the next day, and takes an aspirin. Olivia feels much better. Next time Olivia drinks tequila, she takes two aspirins before going to bed.
C)Olivia drinks a lot of tequila, has a fabulous time, and resolves to always order it in the future.
D)Olivia drinks a lot of tequila and gets very nauseous. Several weeks later someone refers to tequila and she feels nauseous all over again.
9
Seamus is training his dog Sparky to "shake hands." At first, he gives Sparky a treat every time she looks at him when he calls her name. Later, Sparky only gets a treat when she moves a front paw. Finally, Sparky earns treats when she actually lifts a paw in response to Seamus' command. Behaviorists would say that Seamus is using the principle of __________.
A)shaping
B)Classical conditioning
C)negative reinforcement
D)counterconditioning
10
Albert Bandura would say that people who persist in trying to reach their goals even when they encounter setbacks are high in self-____________.
A)esteem
B)enhancement
C)delusion
D)efficacy
11
Barlow proposes that a combination of _______________ contribute to the experience of dysfunctional emotions.
A)physiological, cognitive, and self-efficacy
B)physiological, cognitive, and behavioral phenomena
C)cognitive, self-efficacy, and depressive disorders
D)physiological, depressive disorders, and cognitive
12
Which of the following therapeutic techniques involves creating a hierarchy of feared situations?
A)Systematic desensitization.
B)Aversive conditioning.
C)Cognitive restructuring.
D)Breathing retraining.
13
Which brain structure is crucial in the coordination of information from the central nervous system with systems involved in the control of emotion, motivation, and bodily regulation?
A)The cerebellum.
B)The pons.
C)The hypothalamus.
D)The medulla.
14
The two subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system are the ______________________ systems.
A)Sympathetic and parasympathetic
B)Callous and paracallous
C)Circulatory and respiratory
D)Voluntary and involuntary







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