Question Set
Prologue
Requirements:
Complete all answers/definitions on a separate sheet of paper. All answers
for each question set should use complete sentences. It is your
responsibility to develop solid, educated answers. Include connections to
parts of your life, cross-curricular connections, and prior understanding of
psychological learning.
Complete all definitions from Prologue (Psychology, David Myers)
1. Define Psychology. (5 sentences)
2. Describe the nature/nurture issue. Give examples perhaps, use
questions that could be connected to the topic of nature/nurture
(genes/environment; heredity/socialization)
3. What are the differences between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?
4. Who established the first psychological laboratory and for what
purpose?
5. Describe the functionalist approach to Psychology. Who is the
founder? What was he attempting to do using this approach?
6. Describe the structuralist approach to Psychology. Who is the
founder? What was he attempting to do using this approach?
7. What is empiricism in psychology? Who established it? How does it
influence modern psychology?
8. How did Darwin¡¦s theory of evolution influence psychology?
9. What was the role of women in the early years of psychology?
Identify prominent females in psychology and the contributions they made.
10. What factors led to the rise of behaviorism? Who is considered the
founder of this branch or school of thought in psychology?
11. What is the psychoanalytical school of thought? Who is considered
its founder?
12. Bob is an alcoholic. Using each school of thought ponder how each
may approach Bob¡¦s bout with alcoholism. (Explain why Bob is an alcoholic
using each perspective)
**Using the index in your text and internet sites that are government or
educational institutions may be helpful.
Question Set : Chapter 1 ¡§Research Methods¡¨
Define all Vocabulary; Complete APA Webpage Investigation; Read and summarize
Placebo Effect Article.
1. Discuss why Psychology is a science.
2. What is the basic aim of a science?
3. What is a hypothesis and how is it related to a theory?
4. What is replicability? Why is this important?
5. What is validity? Why is this important? Explain the connection
between validity and reliability.
6. What is an operational definition? How does it differ from a
dictionary definition? Give examples of operational definitions for:
AFFECTION, AGGRESSION, HAPPINESS.
7. What is a sample and what is the purpose of sampling in research?
What is meant by the terms representative sample, random sample, and cross
cultural sample?
8. How might experimenter bias distort the finding in a research study?
What is a blind study and how does it help avoid these problems? What is the
difference between a single blind and a double blind study? Explain placebo
and use of it.
9. What are the factors that affect the validity of a survey research?
How might these factors influence the findings in a survey?
10. What does a correlational study tell us? Indicate research that show
correlations.
11. What is a correlational coefficient? What does it tell us about the
relationship b/n two variables? What is the difference between a positive
and negative correlation? What range of values can a correlation have? What
do changes within the range signifiy?
12. What is an illusory correlation? Give an example and explain why we
do this.
13. If two variables are correlated, can we say that one of them
causes/changes the other? Why or why not? What are all the possible
interpretations of correlation between two variables?
14. What are the components of an experiment? What are independent and
dependent variables?
15. What is the difference between experimental and control groups?
16. What ethical concerns arise in the study of humans? What is informed
consent? What other steps are taken to ensure the ethics of research? Why?
17. What are ethical concerns that arise in research on animals? What is
the nature of the debate between animal rights advocates and research
advocates? Why is this worth debating?
** having trouble with they 5 sentence minimum remember to ask yourself the ¡K
why, what, where, when, and how of the subject. Repetition aids in learning¡K
synapses are good ļ
Chapter 2 (remember always do the vocabulary for each chapter)
Neuroscience and Behavior
1. Explain why psychologists are concerned with human biology.
2. Explain why, at every level, our existence if both part of a larger
system and a combination of smaller systems.
3. Describe the structure of a neuron and the process by which an action
potential is triggered. ( May use a series of diagrams or charts)
4. Describe how nerve cells communicate, and discuss the importance of
neurotransmitters for human behavior.
5. Discuss the significance of endorphins and explain how drugs
influence neurotransmitters and the nervous system.
6. Identify the major divisions of the nervous system and their primary
functions, and describe the neurons that carry information throughout the
system.
7. Describe the operation of reflexes in the spinal cord and neural
networks in the brain.
8. Discuss the arousal and calming processes of the nervous system. Use
specific examples.
9. Identify techniques to study the brain.
10. Discuss the functions of the structures of the cerebrum.
11. Describe the functions of the structures of the limbic brain and
brain stem.
12. Discuss how damage to one of several different cortical areas can
impair language and functioning and outline the process by which the brain
directs reading aloud.
13. Describe research on divided and undivided brains, and discuss what
it reveals about normal brain functioning.
14. Discuss the brain organization of left-handed people and why left-
handedness seems to diminish with age.
15. Explain why a split-brain patient would be able to read aloud the
word ¡§pencil¡¨ flashed to his or her right visual field, but would be unable
to identify a pencil by touch using only the left hand.
16. Discuss the functioning of the endocrine system.
17. Identify 5 important endocrine glands and specify their functions.
18. Explain the potential hormonal problems that influence other chemical
procces within the brain and body.
Chapter 3 Question Set
The Nature and Nurture of Behavior¡K.
1. Explain the mechanisms of heredity.
2. Explain why geneticists and psychologists are interested in the
commanlities and variations in our genetic makeup.
3. Explain the scope of evolutionary psychology. Focusing on the
importance of concept of natural selection.
4. Discuss gender differences in sexuality, and outline the evolutionary
explanation for these differences.
5. Identify several criticisms of evolutionary explanations of gender
differences in sexuality.
6. Describe the focus of behavior genetics, and explain why researchers
use twin and adoption studies to study individual differences.
7. Discuss the origins of temperament and explain the concept of
heritability.
8. Discuss the scope of the new frontier of molecular genetics.
9. Identify other dimensions of personality (besides extraversion) and
ability that show strong genetic influences.
10. Discuss the effect of parental behavior and the prenatal environment
on person to person differences in children¡¦s personalities.
11. Describe the role of experience on brain development and the
socializing influence of peers on children and youth.
12. Discuss the effect o culture on behavior and child rearing practices.
13. Discuss the findings of Rosenzweig and Krech.
14. Identify several cultural differences in personal space,
expressiveness, and pace of life.
15. Explain how nature defines our gender. Explain how gender is also
socially constructed.
**Identify 6 topics that highlight individual differences ¡
Sensation and perception (Chapters 5 and 6)
***Task List
1. Construct diagrams of the following (label and identify)
a. EYE (brain and eye together…to include optic chiasm)
b. Ear
c. Tongue
d. Nasal/Olfaction relationship
2. Complete all Vocabulary (remember…index cards)
3. Questions for each chapter
4. Crossword puzzle packet…ugh
5. EXTRA CREDIT!!! Create an instrument…homemade and simple…bring to
class on the day of the test
Chapter 5 Question Set
1. Contrast the processes of sensation and perception.
2. Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds and discuss
research findings on signal detection.
3. What is Weber’s Law? Think of an example.
4. Describe the phenomenon of sensory adaptation and show how it focuses
out attention on changing stimulation.
5. Explain the visual processes, including the stimulus input, the
structure of the eye, and the transduction of light energy.
6. Explain the cause of two common problems involving visual acuity.
7. Explain the role of the retina in normal vision, nearsighted vision,
and farsighted vision.
8. Explain the difference in human eye construction and nocturnal animal
eye construction and the influence it has on night and color vision.
9. Discuss how visual information is processed in parallel (through the
eye’s retina and the brain) and at increasingly abstract levels.
10. Explain the significance of our visual feature detection system.
11. Discuss how both the young-Helmholtz and the opponent processing
theories contribute to out understanding of how we see color.
12. Explain the auditory process, including the stimulus input and the
structure and function of the ear.
13. Discuss how both the place and frequency theory contribute to our
understanding of pitch and perception.
14. Why are two ears better then one?
15. Explain how sounds are located and discuss the nature and causes of
hearing loss.
16. Describe the sense of touch, focusing on pain and gate control theory
of pain.
17. Describe the nature of sensory interaction…all senses all the senses
working together and how it may create deception or exceptional survival
opportunities.
18. What influences are taste preferences, sound preferences, touch
preferences, visual preferences, olfaction preferences.
Chapter 6
Question Set…Perception
1. Explain the statement “perception creates meaning.”
2. Explain the statement “Mrs. Martinez is ridiculous with her question
sets”. :0
3. Why is the process of selective attention so remarkable?
4. How does individual focus or attention influence our perceptions?
(cocktail party effect, change blindness). Describe experiments and results
in regard to focus and attention.
5. Discuss three illusions and explain how each one distorts perception.
6. Explain how illusions help researchers understand how we perceive.
7. What is visual capture and what does it prove?
8. Find at least 5 different examples that represent Gestalt Psychology.
Use newspapers, magazines, personal art, or the internet to find these
perceptual wholes.
9. Discuss Gestalt Psychology’s contribution to our understanding of
perception.
10. Describe the perceptual consistencies and show how they operate in
visual illusions.
11. Explain the nature-nurture debate on origins of perception.
12. How is depth perception researched? Explain.
13. Describe several binocular cues.
14. Describe the importance of monocular cues.
Question Set Ch. 7
Consciousness
1. Discuss the nature of consciousness and its significance in the
history of psychology.
2. Discuss why consciousness has experienced renewal as a specialty in
psychology.
3. What are the different levels of information processing?
4. Discuss the nature and potential functions of daydreaming and
fantasies.
5. Describe the cyclical nature of sleep.
Include: brain waves; order of cycle; neural and physical behaviors during
different phases of sleep, be sure to describe special features within each
phase.
6. Discuss possible functions of sleep and the effects of sleep
deprivation.
7. Identify and describe the major sleep disorders.
8. Describe the normal content of dreams.
9. Describe people who are the most susceptible to hypnosis.
10. Discuss the possible functions of dreams as revealed in various
theories.
11. Discuss hypnosis and discuss several popular misconceptions about
hypnosis.
12. Discuss the controversy over whether hypnosis is an altered state of
consciousness.
13. Discuss the physical and psychological effects common to all
psychoactive drugs and state three common misconceptions about addiction.
14. Create a list of 10 interesting facts related to sleep.
(from textbook or other source…please identify the source)
TASK LIST for Chapter 7 Consciousness
1. Complete all vocabulary
2. Create a Sleep Journal that includes reference to dreams.
Separate handout will be issued
3. Create a chart that describes the physiological and psychological
effects of depressants, Stimulants, and Hallucinogens.
4. Create a chart that describes the biological, psychological, and
social roots of addiction.
5. Question: How are sensation and perception related to our study of
consciousness?
Use specific examples from each psychological concept.
Chapter 8
Learning….Assignments and Tasks
1. Complete all Vocabulary
2. Packet of Learning Information….
3. Identifications: (either i.d. the connection or write a minimum of 3
sentences per individual listed)
a. Who said, “We learn by association”?
b. The Sea Snail Aplysia
c. The release of Gray Wolves
d. Ivan Pavlov
e. John Watson
f. Michael Domjan
g. Michael Olson and Russell Fazio
h. Robert Rescorla
i. John Garcia
j. Taste Aversion as Part of Conditioning
k. B. F. Skinner
l. Significance of the use of the Skinner Box
m. Several reasons why Punishment may not work are:
n. Why use Punishment?
o. Tolman’s experiment on Rats and Reward…Could this apply to humans?
p. Keller and Marian Breland
q. Albert Bandura
r. Mirror Neurons
s. Thorndike Effect
4. other tasks….
a. Venn diagram comparing operant and classical conditioning
b. Tree Map explaining how….Politicians, Advertisers, Movie Makers and
Fashion Designers may use both classical and operant conditioning.
Ch. 9
Memory
1. Ch. 9 Vocabulary
2. Memory Experiment…Free Response Question
a. Rubric is there to assist you…CRITERIA
3. Identifications
a. Brain Parts and Connections to Memory …Including how memory can
change a neuron (yea.), a big cheer for the hippocampus, where are implicit
(task/motor) memories stored…etc.
b. Storing Memory is like using a computer because….Information
Processing Theory
c. Examples of Short Term Memory
d. Types of Mnemonic Devices with examples from Psych or another class….
e. Research by Kandel and Schwartz
f. Mistaken Memories…Why they happen
g. How do PET scans tell us about recall…
h. Improving Memory by…
i. Sperling’s Memory Experiment
j. Ebbinghaus’ Memory Research…Forget and Retain
k. Amnesia’s clues related to memory
l. Gordon Bower’s Research
m. False memories…(including problems with hypnosis)
n. Research by Craik and Tulving
o. Loftus and Palmer (Loftus is a significant researcher in the area of
memory)
p. The Atkinson and Shifrin Model of Memory…with an example from your
life…
q. Daniel Schachter and Forgetting
r. The Seven Sins of Forgetting
4. Short Answer Questions
a. Describe the way you study for tests. Does it vary between classes?
Does it reflect the subjects you prefer? What study technique works best for
you?
b. Why does eyewitness testimony come under fire?
Ch. 10 (use charts or thinking maps to answer if you would like to)
Thinking and Language
1. the nature, function, and formation of concepts.
2. Make a Chart that identifies and describes algorithms and heuristics
and the nature of insight. (examples, definitions, ex. of when we use these)
3. Using the problem solving ideas in number 2…allows us to understand
how “concepts” work and are a part of our long term memories…explain this
statement.
4. Identify obstacles to problem solving.
5. Heuristics that guide decision making
6. Overconfidence and framing can affect judgment.
7. Describe how our beliefs influence our logical reasoning…RISKS
8. Contrast the human mind and the computer as information processors
and describe recent advances in artificial intelligence.
Language
9. The structure of language.
10. Stages of Language Development…babies to toddlers to preschool etc.
11. Chart: Theories of Language Development…
a. Categories: Skinner, Chomsky, Neuroscience
b. Columns: Define Idea, School of Thought, ID Evidence, etc.
12. Benjamin Whorf and Linguistic Determinism …examples please.
13. What is Mental Practice? Why does this infer “mind over matter”?
14. Describe the research on animal communication and discuss the
controversy over whether animals have language.
15. Summarize some of the arguments of skeptics of the “talking-ape”
research.
Task List:
Vocabulary Chapter 10
Short Answer:
1. Explain why each theory of language development may be necessary in
explaining why humans have sophisticated communication. (use chart..#11)
2. What do you think of the recent trend in teaching young children sign
language to communicate? (remember Meet the Fockers..) How might this
influence language development? Why?
Ch. 11 …Assignment
Intelligence (remember …you can make charts to answer these as well)
1. Trace the origins of intelligence tests
2. Alfred Binet, Lewis Terman, and Stanford’s Research
3. What is intelligence?
4. Compare Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg’s Multiple Intelligence
Theories…
5. Emotional Intelligence …important because
6. The nature of intelligence and discuss whether it is culturally
defined or culture free.
7. Factor-analysis approach to understanding intelligence
8. Charles Spearman and “g” or general intelligence is indicative of ….
9. Neurological approaches to the measurement of intelligence (Brain
Functioning)
10. Distinguish between aptitude and achievement tests and describe
modern tests of mental abilities.
11. Identify the major principles of good test construction and
illustrate their application to intelligence tests.
12. The stability of intelligence test scores
13. Validity…important because…
14. Identify the factors associated with creativity.
15. Evidence for both genetic and environmental influences on
intelligence.
16. Describe group differences in intelligence test scores and show how
they can be explained in terms of environmental factors.
17. ARE intelligence tests biased and /or discriminatory (details please)
18. Mental Retardation Categories and Expectations
19. Gender Issues…Who really is the smarter sex….
Task List
1. Vocabulary
2. Graphic Organizer of concepts from chapter 11…A great Big Bubble Map…
Maybe Tree Map…or a Concept Map…
Question Set
Chapter 4
Prenatal and Jean Piaget
1. Name the stages of and briefly describe the course of prenatal phases
of development.
2. How does prenatal care influence development of a fetus? What is
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)? What are the behavioral effects of FAS?
3. Identify reflex activity of the newborn. Identify perceptual
abilities of a newborn.
4. On page 41 there are drawings of the cerebral cortex. Explain the
development of neural networks.
5. Explain maturation. How does the concept of maturation influence
societal expectations about infants cognitive and motor development?
6. What is a schema? Explain the concepts of assimilation and
accommodation and how they relate to schemas.
7. Describe the assumptions that underlie Piaget’s theory of cognitive
development. What are the 4 stages and the approximate ages of cognitive
development proposed by Piaget?
8. Why is the first stage termed sensorimotor? What happens during this
stage?
9. What are the general characteristics of the pre-operational stage?
What are some examples of errors of thinking that are typical in this stage?
10. What is meant when it is said that preoperational children lack the
concept of conservation?
11. What are the changes that occur in children that have entered the
concrete operations stage? What types of problems or questions do they
struggle with?
12. What are the characteristics of the formal operations stage? What
are the characteristics of thought in people who attain this stage of
cognitive development?
13. Are the stages of cognitive development as distinct as Piaget
thought? Why or why not? How does cognitive development see to progress
from early childhood on?
14. Describe characteristics of egocentrism. How does the theory of mind
influence egocentric behaviors and the rationality and intentions of children?
15. What are some of the major characteristics of autistic children?
Question Set
Chapter 4
Early Childhood
1. Describe anger anxiety and the approximate times that children might
experience it.
2. What is attachment and where does it come from?
3. Describe the experiment conducted by Harry Harlow and explain its
significant findings.
4. Explain why exposure to certain types of stimulation is important to
neural development. Give examples of critical periods in development.
5. Identify characteristics of a responsive parent.
6. What is significant about secure attachments and trust between
parents and children?
7. Children without attachments and disruption in attachment suffer from
social adjustment issues. Explain why this statement is either true or false.
8. Describe the three parenting styles and the qualities of each.
Adolescence
1. What is adolescence?
2. Why has adolescence and physical development changed in the last 100
years?
Use chart on p.160
3. What is the difference between adolescence and puberty?
4. Use a chart to describe male and female primary and secondary sex
characteristics associated with puberty.
5. What is unique about the teen brain? How are neural networks altered
during this developmental period? What is different about the teenage
frontal lobe?
6. Teenagers become increasingly philosophical, what is it about their
cognitive abilities that makes this prevalent?
Moral Theory (Kohlberg)
1. What is morality?
2. Why would Piaget consider MORAL development in addition to cognition?
3. How did Lawrence Kohlberg develop a theory on moral development?
4. Read the scenario on p. 164…In Europe,. Describe your own response
to this moral dilemma. Why might the use of this type of research be
considered appropriate or inappropriate for evaluating morality/moral
reasoning?
5. Describe the three basic levels of Kohlberg’s theory of moral
development.
6. Describe the 6 stages (2 for each level) of moral development.
7. How does the socio-cultural approach factor in to our understanding
of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development?
8. What is a moral feeling? Why is it relevant to the way we act
morally?
9. Describe moral action. Explain how Philip Zimbardo’s Prison Guard
Experiment and Stanley Milgram’s power experiment could be integrated into
this concept.
Erik Erikson
1. Describe Erik Erikson’s Theory on Psycho-Social development.
2. What is meant by the term psycho-social?
3. Identify each stage and the approximate age associated with it.
4. Why do you think Erikson termed his theory with issues like trust v.
mistrust?
Why use the versus to describe how we develop?
5. Describe the first three stages of Erikson’s theory and explain why
each issue makes sense?
6. Describe stages 4 and 5 of Erikson’s theory and why each issue makes
sense.
7. Describe issues 6, 7, and 8 and explain why each issue makes sense.
8. Describe gender differences in social connectedness. Use results
from 3 different researchers.
9. What are some obvious differences in the behaviors of men and women?
Sigmund Freud
***Use pp. 578 – 579 to answer the following questions
1. Sigmund Freud established a Psycho-Sexual development theory that
highlights various aspects of human development. However bizarre they may
seem to be consider why he would have named these stages such at the
particular ages of development.
2. What are some examples of complexes that surface in adulthood due to
Freudian dilemmas from childhood?
***Back to chapter 4
10. What is a generation gap?
11. Why are generation gap’s expected?
12. Why do teens begin to rely on their peer group and reduce dependency
on their parents?
13. What is confusing about being a teenager today? Why do some
teenagers thrown their hands up and say, “I just can’t win?”
Question Set
Ch. 12
Motivation
1. Define motivation and discuss the three perspectives that have
influenced our understanding of motivation.
2. Discuss the common sense approach to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
3. Discuss the significance of the need to belong including its origins
and benefits.
4. Discuss the basis of hunger in terms of physiology and external
incentive and explain how taste preferences are determined.
5. Describe the symptoms and possible causes of anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa.
6. Discuss whether survey research has contributed to our understanding
of sexual behavior and describe the human sexual response cycle.
7. Discuss the basis of sexual motivation in terms of both internal
physiology and external incentives.
8. Identify some common sexual disorders and their possible treatment.
9. Identify gender differences in sexual attitudes and behaviors.
10. Describe research findings on the nature of sexual orientation.
11. Discuss the place of values in research and education about sexual
behavior.
12. Describe the nature and origin or achievement motivation.
13. Distinguish between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, focusing on
their relative effectiveness in promoting achievement motivation.
14. Discuss how managers can create a motivated, productive, and
satisfied work force.
Task List
1. Vocabulary List
2. Create a graphic organizer that highlights the main ideas and
complementary concepts that are related to motivation.
Question Set
Emotion
1. Identify the three components of emotion and describe and
physiological changes that occur during emotional arousal, including the
relationship between arousal and performance.
2. Discuss the research findings on the relationship between body states
and specific emotions.
3. Discuss the effectiveness of the polygraph in detecting lies.
4. Discuss the extent to which nonverbal expressions of emotion and
universally understood and describe the effects of facial expressions on
emotion.
5. Identify three dimensions of emotional experience; discuss the
significance of biological and environmental factors in the acquisition of
fear.
6. Discuss the catharsis hypothesis and identify some of the advantages
and disadvantages of openly expressing anger.
7. Identify some potential causes and consequences of happiness and
discuss reasons for the relativity of happiness.
8. Explain the opponent-process theory of emotion.
9. Contrast and critique the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories of
emotion.
10. Describe Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion and discuss
evidence suggesting that some emotional reactions involve no conscious
thought.
Task List
1. Vocabulary
2. Write a brief scenario describing an emotional response. Then choose
one of the following theories, James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory and
Schachter’s two-factor theory, to describe the emotional response.
Students...The Week of November 19th...There are no question sets assigned...
Ch. 14 Vocabulary should be started.
The Assignment: Read the following articles
A. The History of Mental Illness
B. History of Psychiatry
C. Have Mental Illness? Here's a solution-Let's Cut Your Brain
Apart
D. Electroshock Therapy
**Remember Summary Sheets are available or you may write a summary in
traditional paragraph form. A minimum one page.
Question Set Ch. 15
Stress and Health
1. Explain why stress is not just a stimulus or response.
2. Why are some people more prone to stress than others?
3. Identify and explain some of the positive aspects of stress.
4. Identify harmful physiological symptoms as well as specific illnesses
that may be the result of chronic stress.
5. Describe our ‘mind-body’ stress response system ad how it operates.
6. Describe the phrase ‘fight or flight’ as a response to stress.
7. Describe other response methods used in stressful situations.
8. Describe Hans Selye’s research and the experiment he conducted.
9. What is general adaptation syndrome? Describe the three stages that
occur while under stress.
10. Catastrophes, significant life changes, and daily hassles are the
focus of most stress research. What do these categories infer about the
human response to stress?
11. Explain how ‘control’ becomes a theme in identification of stress
factors.
12. Explain the benefits of optimism in stressful situations.
13. Describe Type A and Type B personalities. Describe how each
personality Type responds to stress and potential consequences of their
response.
14. How does stress influence our physical state, and our ability to
fight disease. (use details to explain our physiological state)
15. Write a brief summary to explain how classical conditioning may
assist our immune system.
16. Create a list of strategies that help people manage stress. Describe
each strategy and the benefit it provides. (A chart would work nicely)
17. How do close family bonds, and long term relationships help
individuals manage stress?
18. Explain the significant findings related to the impact of faith and
spirituality on how individuals process stress. Use specific research.
19. How do YOU feel about alternative medicine and its application to
stress management? Does it matter if the use of alternative medicine is
merely a placebo-like effect? Explain.
20. Nutrition is significant in maintaining a healthy body because:
Question Set Ch. 16
Abnormal Behavior
1. List the criteria for deciding whether behavior is ‘disordered’.
2. Explain and contrast two perspectives on psychological disorders.
3. Describe the system used to classify psychological disorders and
explain the reasons for its development.
4. Discuss the controversy using diagnostic labels.
5. close up Briefly describe the unDSM.
6. What are the various anxiety disorders?
7. Using the following perspectives…psychoanalytic, behavioral
(learning), and biological discuss anxiety disorders.
8. Describe two major mood disorders.
9. Discuss the explanations for mood disorders.
10. close up Identify several group differences in suicide rates.
11. Describe how depressed people differ from others in their
explanations of failure and how such explanations tend to feed depression.
12. Describe the characteristics and causes of dissociative disorders.
13. What are two pieces of evidence brought out by people who do not
accept dissociative disorder as a genuine disorder.
14. Describe the symptoms and types of schizophrenia.
15. Discuss the research on the causes of schizophrenia.
16. List several of the warning signs of schizophrenia in high risk
children.
17. Discuss the nature and causes of personality disorders. Specific
characteristics of anti social personality disorder and borderline disorder.
Question Set Ch. 17
Therapy and Treatment
1. Briefly explain the current approach to therapy.
2. Discuss the findings regarding the effectiveness of the
psychotherapies.
3. Identify two reasons clients’ and therapists’ perceptions of
therapy’s effectiveness may be inflated.
4. Discuss the roles of culture and values in psychotherapy.
5. Identify common forms of drug therapy.
6. Dangers associated with pharmaceutical therapies.
7. Describe the use of electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery in
the treatment of disorders.
8. Explain the rationale and goals of preventive mental health programs.
Create a Chart that highlights the following therapies:
Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic, Cognitive, Behavioral, Humanistic,
Pharmaceutical, Group, Gestalt…
Include Categories: Define, Psychologists or Trade Names associated with
this are,
Used for treating, Comments on Successes and Failures (criticisms)
