Gen Psy SG Part 2 (Mrs Polk)

Complete the following statement or answer the question.

Identify the year that the first edition of the DSM was published.

1952

Tell me what type of stressor is being described in the following scenario.

When a person is an emergency medical worker, the nature of the job is unpredictable and extreme.

Occupational Stress

Tell me which of the following best describes the action of antidepressants.

Alter the levels of neurtotransmitters such as serotonin and norepinephrine

Tell me which of the following describes industrial psychology.

A concern with describing job requirements and assessing individuals for their ability to meet those requirements.

Fill in the blank to correctly complete the following statement.

Comorbidity is the co-occurrence of two _____.

Disorders

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) has changed over time. Which of the following statements is an accurate statement about those charges?

Select the best answer.

The loosening of diagnostic criteria in the DSM - 5 suggests that the extremes of inner experience and behavior hav become less extreme.

Tell me which of the following is a description of a hoarding disorder.

Being unable to part with personal possessions, regardless of how valueless or useless these possestions are

Herst’s psychology of religion professor showed her class a video about Appalachia. mountain snake handlers. When the snakes appeared on the video, Hester began hyperventilating and had to leave the room.

Tell me which phobia the person in the following scenario is most likely to experience

Ophidiophobia

Determine whether the following statements about the psychological and biological factors related to anxiety disorders are true or false.

Approximately 8-10% of the U.S. population meets the criteria for at least one anxiety disorder during their lifetime.

False

How should the behavior in the following example be characterized?

Select the best answer.

Esme is trying to quit smoking and is irritable with her children.

Situational

Identify the term that matches the following description.

A condition characterized by abdominal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Psychological Disorder

Identify the term that matches the following definition

A group of people within an organization or company is given a specific task to achieve together.

Work team

Complete the following statement or answer the question.

Identify the category of therapy that focuses on how a person’s thoughts lead to feelings of distress.

Cognitive Therapy

Which historical development did not contribute to the evolution of industrial and organizational psychology?

Select the best answer.

The use of Sigmund Frued’s psychoanalytic methods in military selection.

Which theory aligns with the following phrase?

Managers are suspisious of employees motivation.

Theory X

Anxiety

Distress

Chest pressure

Lightheadedness

Answer which is a common heart attack symptom for females.

Chest Pressure

Which of the following is an example of a gastrointestinal psychopsysiological disorder?

Select the best answer.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Match the following term to its defintion

Coping

Mental or behavioral efforts used to manage problems related to stress, including its cause and the unpleasant feelings and emotions it produces.

Junelle is a single mother of three beautiful children who bring her a great deal of both trials and joy on a daily basis.

Deidre is married with no children.

Answer which person would be less likely to be happy.

Junelle and Deidre are equally likely to be happy.

Identify the statement that is not true regarding the selection process of employees.

Select the best answer

A high reate of agreeableness on a personality test would always be a good quiality.

Complete the following statement or answer the question

Identify the correct definition of a disability.

A physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities such as hearing, walking, and breathing.

Which term is being described in the following description?

When a person decides to remain on an island as a hurricane makes landfall.

Traumatic Event

Unconditional positive regard associated with which psychotherapy technique?

Select the best answer.

Humanistic Therapy

Which statement best describes the field of human factors psychology and its role in workplace design

Select the best answer.

It seeks to improve workplace safety by ensuring tools and systems align with human cognitive and physical capabilities.

Identify the term that matches the following description.

A discipline interested in how the relationships among employees affect those employees and the performance of a business.

Organizational Psychology