
Virtually any event or situation can be a ________________ if you question your ability to deal with it effectively.        
A.   stressor       
B.  major life event     
C.  conflict    
D.  psychological process     
E.      
ANSWER: A

A.  In the video for Lesson 22, people with an optimistic approach, according to Seligman, tend to look on the bright side of things, look at the silver lining in the cloud, and consequently, have a better chance of     
B.   keeping stress under control so that it doesn't overwhelm them.     
C.  always having everything work out to their satisfaction.    
D.  jeopardizing their chances for success.    
E.  inflicting more stress on themselves.     
ANSWER: B

A.      
B.  The scientific study of the origins, symptoms, and development of psychological disorders is called      
C.  abnormal psychology.     
D.  scientific psychology.     
E.   psychopathology.     
ANSWER: E

A.  psychogenesis.     
B.      
C.  In the video for Lesson 22, you learned that studies on the prevalence of psychological disorders indicate that nearly one in two people will experience symptoms of a psychological disorder      
D.   during their lifetime.     
E.  that will require hospitalization.     
ANSWER: D

A.  that will cause them problems at work.     
B.  that will cause major relationship problems.     
C.      
D.  _______________ is an anxiety disorder in which a person's life is dominated by repetitive thoughts and behaviors.      
E.  Panic disorder     


A.  Panic attack     
B.  Specific phobia     
C.   Obsessive-compulsive disorder     
D.      
E.  In the video for Lesson 24, you learned that major depression and bipolar disorders are categorized as      
ANSWER: C

A.  anxiety disorders.     
B.  personality disorders.     
C.   mood disorders.     
D.  forms of abnormal behavior.     
E.      
ANSWER: C

A.  In the video, psychologist William Lombardo explained that persistent feelings of sadness or despair without realistic reasons for those feelings is a characteristic of      
B.  all mood disorders.     
C.  bipolar disorder.     
D.  schizophrenia.     
E.   depression.     
ANSWER: E

A.      
B.  In the video for Lesson 24, you learned that schizophrenia is a complex disorder and that the causes of this disorder appear to be      
C.  mostly related to a person's upbringing.     
D.  a function of past traumatic experiences.     
E.   equally complex.     
ANSWER: E

A.  a complete mystery to science.     
B.      
C.  In the video for Lesson 25, psychotherapy is described as      
D.  the process used to treat mentally ill people.     
E.  more of an art than a science.     


A.   techniques used to treat emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems.     
B.  a field that is being replaced by physicians prescribing drugs.     
C.      
D.  A therapist who uses ________________ might integrate insight-oriented techniques with specific behavioral techniques to help someone overcome a psychological problem.      
E.  family therapy     
ANSWER: A

A.  psychoanalysis     
B.   eclecticism     
C.  cognitive therapies     
D.      
ANSWER: B

