Module 2 Review

Rocio is continually learning new skills and gaining insights into herself. Although she is not experiencing any distress, she chooses to see a therapist. This primary emphasis on growth is most reflective of which of the following perspectives?

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

• Evolutionary

• Biopsychosocial

• Humanistic

Dr. Zoey believes that major depressive disorder is caused by neurotransmitter abnormalities and is most effectively treated with medication. Which of the following is a treatment approach that Dr. Zoey most likely supports?

• Humanistic

• Biomedical

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

The results of the graph supports which of the following perspectives on the origins of abnormal behavior?

• Biomedical

• Sociocultural

• Humanistic

• Psychoanalytic

• Behavioral

The self-actualizing tendency is most associated with which of the following personality perspectives?

• Psychoanalytic

• Social cognitive

• Trait

• Humanistic

• Biological

Which of the following approaches to psychology focuses on adaptive, creative, and fulfilling aspects of human experience?

• Behavioral

• Positive

• Functional

• Psychodynamic

• Motivational

Symbolic dream analysis might be an important research technique to a psychologist from which of the following perspectives?

• Behaviorist

• Biopsychologist

• Psychoanalytic

• Evolutionary

• Structuralist

A therapist who says that she uses whatever psychological perspective "works best" for each patient might be best described as:

• social-cultural

• humanist

• eclectic

• psychoanalytic

• functionalist

B.F. Skinner introduced the idea of ___________ to the paradigm of behaviorism (think of the Skinner Box!)

• unconscious thinking

• reinforcement

• conditioning

• defense mechanisms

• introspection

Sigmund Feud's psychoanalytic theory has been/may be criticized for being:

• appropriate for female patients, but not male patients

• only applicable to research settings

• based on large groups, not individual cases

• unscientific and unverifiable

• too closely tied to behavioristic thought

Which of the following psychologists might have described himself as a humanist?

• Abraham Maslow

• William James

• B.F. Skinner

• John Watson

• Ivan Pavlov