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Psychology Study Guide

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who created the Hierarchy of Needs? 

a)

Carl Rogers

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

B.F. Skinner

2.

What is the lowest level of the Hierarchy of Needs and what does it mean?

a)

Esteem needs—confidence and recognition

b)

Physiological needs—basic survival needs like food and water

c)

Safety needs—security and protection 

d)

Belongingness needs—love and acceptance

3.

Married people or single people are more satisfied in life? 

a)

Single people

b)

Married people

c)

No differenc

d)

Depends on age

4.

Situational influences on eating habits include all of the following, EXCEPT:

a)

Portion size

b)

Social environment

c)

Food variety

d)

Personality traits

5.

Positive effects of stress include… 

a)

Strengthened immune system in short bursts

b)

Increased depression

c)

Decreased performance

d)

Loss of motivation

6.

Negative effects of stress include…

a)

Improved memory

b)

Heart disease and lowered immunity

c)

Increased energy

d)

Stress has no negative effects

7.

Happiness matters and can influence health positively.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

ACEs stands for…

a)

Adolescent Coping Experiences

b)

Adaptive Childhood Emotions

c)

Adverse Childhood Experiences

d)

Advanced Cognitive Evaluations

9.

Internal vs. external locus of control can look like… 

a)

Believing outcomes are random

b)

Believing fate controls life

c)

Believing you influence your own outcomes

d)

Believing others control your success

10.

Self-control…

a)

Can be depleted but strengthened like a muscle

b)

Never changes

c)

Is the same as intelligence

d)

Cannot be improved

11.

What is considered a “near perfect medicine”?

a)

Meditation

b)

Sleep

c)

Exercise

d)

Vitamins

12.

Examples of how to be happier include…

a)

Avoid relationships

b)

Focus on material success

c)

Get sleep, exercise, practice gratitude

d)

Ignore stress

13.

Attribution is affected by…

a)

Culture

b)

Astrology

c)

Height

d)

Income only

14.

The tendency to comply with larger requests after agreeing to a small one is…

a)

Door-in-the-face

b)

Social loafing

c)

Foot-in-the-door

d)

Groupthink

15.

Categories of discrimination include all of the following EXCEPT…

a)

Race

b)

Gender

c)

Hobbies

d)

Religion

16.

Affirmative action in college admissions is controversial.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Intentional physical or verbal harm is called…

a)

Attraction

b)

Aggression

c)

Compliance

d)

Empathy

18.

If a father is in the home, incarceration rates are doubled.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Media models for violence include all EXCEPT…

a)

Social scripts

b)

Violent video games

c)

Parental involvement

d)

Movies

20.

Do opposites attract in real life?

a)

Yes, strongly

b)

No, similarity matters more

c)

Always

d)

Only in friendships

21.

Friends/couples are more likely to share all EXCEPT…

a)

Attitudes

b)

Interests

c)

Age

d)

Immune system type

22.

Three keys to gratifying relationships include equity, disclosure, and…

a)

Passion

b)

Support

c)

Wealth

d)

Similar careers

23.

Selfless concern for others is called...

a)

Aggression

b)

Reciprocal help

c)

Altruism

d)

Compliance

24.

Who created the psychological theory with greatest impact on Western culture?

a)

Watson

b)

Freud

c)

Skinner

d)

Rogers

25.

The id operates on…

a)

Reality principle

b)

Morality principle

c)

Pleasure principle

d)

Social principle

26.

Maslow believed ______ needs must be met before ______ needs.

a)

Higher; lower

b)

Physical; psychological

c)

Psychological; physical

d)

Safety; physiological

27.

Rogers’ Person-Centered Perspective included all EXCEPT… 

a)

Genuineness

b)

Acceptance

c)

Empathy

d)

Rewards and punishments

28.

Trait theory… 

a)

Focuses on unconscious drives

b)

Examines stable patterns of behavior

c)

Says traits constantly change

d)

Rejects measurement

29.

Biology influences personality, temperament, behavioral style

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The Big Five traits include… 

a)

Neuroticism

b)

Agreeableness

c)

Openness

d)

Extraversion

e)

Conscientiousness

31.

A _________ is a clinically significant disturbance in cognition/emotion/behavior.

a)

Disorder

b)

Symptom

c)

Syndrome

d)

Disease

32.

Higher suicide rates occur in each EXCEPT…

a)

Whites

b)

Rich

c)

Women

d)

Single/divorced

33.

To help someone with suicidal ideation…

a)

Ignore it 

b)

Tell them to get over it

c)

Listen and get professional help

d)

Assume they’re joking

34.

The Medical Model relies on...

a)

Supernatural causes

b)

Punishment

c)

Diagnosis + treatment + therapy

d)

Astrology

35.

Biopsychosocial approach focuses on…

a)

Biology only

b)

Social forces only

c)

Biological, psychological, and social factors

d)

None

36.

DSM-5 is… 

a)

A treatment plan

b)

A diagnostic manual for mental disorders

c)

A biology text

d)

A therapy method

37.

Americans suffer the lowest rates of psychological disorders. 

a)

False

b)

True

38.

In America, the largest percentage of disorders are PTSD.

a)

False

b)

True

39.

Risk factors for disorders include all EXCEPT…

a)

Trauma

b)

Genetics

c)

Poverty

d)

High self-esteem

40.

Excessive worry for 6+ months is…

a)

OCD

b)

PTSD

c)

GAD

d)

Panic Disorder

41.

Schizophrenia = Dissociative Identity Disorder. 

a)

False

b)

True

42.

To diagnose schizophrenia, one must have delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech. 

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Personality disorder with admiration-need + no empathy: 

a)

Borderlin

b)

Avoidant

c)

Narcissistic

d)

Dependent

44.

Personality disorder with orderliness/perfection/control:

a)

Histrionic

b)

OCPD

c)

Antisocial

d)

Schizoid

45.

Eating disorder involving nonfood substances:

a)

Anorexia

b)

Bulimia

c)

Pica

d)

Binge-eating

46.

In Tourette’s: ______ tics are movements; ______ tics are sounds. 

a)

Motor ; Vocal

b)

Vocal; Motor

c)

Simple; Complex 

d)

Reflex; Voluntary

47.

Two main categories of modern therapy:

a)

Drug & hypnosis

b)

Psychotherapy & biomedical therapy

c)

CBT & humanistic

d)

Freudian & behaviorist

48.

In therapy, the more specific the problem, the less desirable the outcome. 

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Why does therapy work?

a)

Placebo only

b)

Because clients are weak 

c)

Hope, new perspective, therapeutic relationship

d)

It doesn’t work

50.

Therapy concerned with childhood, transference, repression: 

a)

Behavioral 

b)

Humanistic

c)

Psychodynamic

d)

Cognitive

51.

Therapy with empathy, unconditional positive regard, reflection:

a)

Psychoanalysis

b)

Person-centered therapy

c)

Behavioral

d)

Biomedical

52.

Therapy focused on reinforcing or extinguishing behaviors: 

a)

Behavior therapy

b)

Psychodynamic 

c)

Humanistic 

d)

Cognitive

53.

Reasons to seek therapy include… 

a)

Only severe mental illness 

b)

Only relationship issues

c)

Stress, anxiety, trauma, growth, coping, relationships

d)

Only court order

54.

Everything __________ is also __________.

a)

Psychological; biological

b)

Mental; imaginary 

c)

Social; irrelevant

d)

Emotional; random