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1. Define the meaning of psychology.

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a.A discipline concerned with behavior and mental processes.

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2. Who is the father of psychology

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d. Wilhelm Wundt

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3. Explain Gestalt psychology.

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a.Study of how people organize world visually into units and patterns.

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4. Define operant conditioning.

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D. Theory responses are more likely to occur based on consequences

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5. Define psychoanalysis.

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d.Theory emphasize the importance of unconscious motives and conflicts.

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6. Define positive psychology.

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d.A field of study that focus on being optimistic and resilient in times of stress.

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7. Describe Mary Calkins contribution to psychology.

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d.First women to become president of the APA.

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8. Describe John Watson contribution to psychology.

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c. Founder of American behaviorism.

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9. Define health psychology.

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a. How the mind, body affect each other to preserve wellness or cause illness.

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10. Define Industrial organizational psychology.

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D. Environmental influences that influence productivity and satisfaction

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11. Name two behaviorists.

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c.John Watson/B.F.Skinner

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12. Define autism.

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d.A developmental disorder that affects social and communication skills.

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13. Define behavior modification.

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d. The application of conditioning techniques to teach new responses.

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14. List one sleeping disorders.

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a.Narcolepsy

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15. Define classical conditioning.

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c.A neutral stimulus acquires the capacity to elicit a response through association.

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16. Define existential therapy.

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d. A form of therapy that help clients explore the meaning of existence.

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17. Erik Erikson contribution to psychology was operant conditioning.

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fause

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18. The three stages of memory are sensory short-term and long term.

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true

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19. Jean Piaget contribution to psychology was cognitive development.

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true

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20. Critical thinking is the willingness to assess claims and make objective judgments.

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true

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21. Developmental psychology how the mind, body affect each other to preserve wellness

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fause

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22. The goals of psychology to describe, explain, predict and change behavior.

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true

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23. Behaviorism is environmental influences in the workplace.

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fause

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24. Functionalism a psychological approach that emphasize the function or purpose of behavior and consciousness.

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true

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25. Gender identity the fundamental sense of being male or female.

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true

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26. Cognitive behavior therapy was founded by Sigmund Freud.

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fause, Arron t Beck

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27. Margaret Washburn was the first women President of the APA.

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fause, Mary W. Calkins

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28. Self-esteem is one's personal self-worth.

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true

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29. Behavior modification is changing negative self-defeating thoughts and behaviors.

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true

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30. Stress is as an organism's total response to environmental demands or pressures.

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true

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31. Two coping strategies for dealing with stress are sleep and exercise.

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true

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32. William James contribution to psychology he was the father of American psychology

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True

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33. Family therapy is focusing on the individual behaviors.

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False

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34. Social psychology is the scientific study of behavior of individuals in their social and cultural setting.

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true

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35. Mood Disorders are mental disorders characterized by periods of depression, sometimes alternating with periods of elevated mood.

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true

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36. Sports psychology is the study of how psychology influences sports, athletic performance, exercise, and physical activity.

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true

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37. Carl Rogers was the founder of behaviorism.

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false, John B. Watson

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38. Substance abuse is can simply be defined as a pattern of harmful use of any for mood-altering purposes.substance

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True

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39. The final step of Maslow hierarchy of needs in being self-actualized.

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True

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40. The qualifications for a mental health therapist is a PhD in psychology.

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False

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41. Define abnormal psychology.

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D..the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior, emotion and thought, which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder.

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42. Define the DSM-V.

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Diagnostic drastic mental manual

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43. Define humanism.

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Psychological approach that emphasizes free will, personal growth, resilience, and the achievement of human potential

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44. Describe the qualifications of a psychiatrist.

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Biological approach. Medical degree

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45. Define Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world.

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46. Describe Francis Cecil Sumner contribution to psychology.

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Feather of "Black psychology" first African American to receive PHD

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47. Define ADHD.

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a problem of not being able to focus, being overactive, not being able control behavior, or a combination of these. For these problems to be diagnosed as ADHD, they must be out of the normal range for a person's age and development.

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48. Define psychotherapy.

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the treatment of mental disorder by psychological rather than medical means.

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49. Define phobia.

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An exaggerated unrealistic fear of a specific situation activity or object

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50. Describe the qualifications of a psychologist.

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...doctoral degree

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In life-span developmental theories, adolescents struggle with conflicts involving

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the need to form a constent identity

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Freud's psychodynamic theory of dreaming emphsizes

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emphasizes internal conflicts and unconscious forces. For example, Freud believed that, for example, if a woman is sexually attracted to her best friend's husband, she might dream of herself stealing her best friend's wedding ring and placing it on her own hand.

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53. The process by which experience or practice results in a relatively permanent change in behavior is known as.

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Learning

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54. The following theorist developed a hierarchy of needs.

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Abraham Masslow

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55. The scientific study of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders is known as.

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Psychopathology

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56. A harmful attitude based on inaccurate generalizations about a group of people known as.

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prejudice

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57. Psychologists who study human thinking and information processing.

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Cognitive psychologist

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58. Name two Neo-Freudians.

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Erick Ericson

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59. The following theorist developed client-centered therapy.

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Carl Rodgers

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60. Psychologists who study environmental factors and how it affects us.

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