Psyc 101 Final SI #11

Mia has struggled with anxiety and often finds herself thinking, “If I mess up this presentation, everyone will think I’m a failure.” Her therapist assigns her to write down these thoughts and evaluate how realistic they are. Which type of therapy is being used to treat Mia?

Rational Emotive therapy

Danny spent an hour talking to a therapist about the pros and cons of his drinking habits. Afterward, Danny realized that his drinking was causing significant dysfunction in his life and decided to go to rehab. What therapeutic approach was most likely used in this session?

Motivational interviewing

Deiner Mirror Study

When people become more self-aware, they are more likely to align their behavior with their attitudes

Zimbardo Prison Study

Situational factors can heavily influence people's behavior—even overriding personal morals and values

Asch Study

People conform to be liked or accepted, even at the expense of being right.

After participating in a tedious and boring experiment for only $1, participants later report it was “actually really interesting.” This attitude shift is best explained by ____________.

Cognitive dissonance

Maria believes that homeless people are on the streets because they are lazy and unwilling to work. Her belief reflects the ________.

Fundamental attribution error

Behavior therapy

Aversive conditioning , Gives rewards for desired behavior

Cognitive & Cognitive Behavioral Therapies

Giving Homework (e.g., exercising, getting out of the house, diaries), Goal is to change self-defeating thinking and behavior, and Negative thinking patterns influence your mental health.

Humanistic Therapy

Client-centered Therapy, The past is not important; focused on the present

Psychodynamic Therapy

Gains an understanding of current symptoms by exploring childhood

After attending one meeting of a political club to “just check it out,” Devon ends up becoming an active volunteer. His increased involvement best illustrates _____________.

Foot-in-the-door phenomenon

Which part of the brain is highly involved in prejudice?

Amygdala

Which of the following is NOT considered a social root of prejudice?

Self-fulfilling prophecy

In therapy, Sarah says she feel like she’s not the person she wants to be. Her therapist explores the gap between Sarah’s “ideal self” and her “actual self”. This focus on self-concept is a hallmark of ________.

Client-centered therapy

Unlike Freud’s psychoanalytic therapy, psychodynamic therapy _______.

Deemphasizes sexual conflict

Sally’s therapist told her to join a book club over the weekend. Who is Sally’s therapist?

Aaron Beck

In therapy, Ronald shared that he received a bad grade on a test and now believes he’ll never become a doctor. His therapist said he was ______. Who is his therapist?

Catastrophizing; Albert Ellis

True or False? Cognitive Behavior Therapy has the most empirical validity.

True

Categorization

We overestimate the similarity of people within groups different from our own.

Vivid cases

9/11 occurred and led to prejudice against Muslims

Just-world-phenomenon

“People get what they deserve”

Social inequality

Prejudice is placed upon the people who have less

In-group bias

tendency to favor one’s own group

Scapegoating

Saddam Hussein