Test 3

Question 1

Health Psychology

Answer 1

Psychological factors related to wellness and illness

Question 2

Emotions

Answer 2

prepairs for action

influences behavior

Question 3

Stress

Answer 3

physical and psychological demands

Question 4

General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer 4

alarm resistance exhaustion

Question 5

Obesity

Answer 5

measured using BMI (body mass index)

Question 6

Metabolism

Answer 6

how body converts food into energy

Question 7

Andria Neurosa

Answer 7

appearence behavior

Question 8

Social Psychology

Answer 8

the scientific study of how peoples thoughts feelings and actions are affected by others

Question 9

Alfred Kinsey

Answer 9

considered orientation sexual continuum

Question 10

orientation

Answer 10

• sexual behavior

- romantic feelings

Question 11

gender

Answer 11

sense of being male or female

Question 12

transvestites

Answer 12

cross dress

Question 13

transgender

Answer 13

transsexualism

Question 14

female circumcision

Answer 14

takes away pleasure

Question 15

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)

Answer 15

Classify and Describe

diagnoses people used by therapists to diagnose patients for ins. billing

Question 16

Biomedical (Causes)

Answer 16

brain injury, chemical imbalance, infections, genes

Question 17

use drugs

Answer 17

mood stabilizers, anti psychotic, depressants, anxiety

Question 18

transsexual

Answer 18

feels trapped

Question 19

normal behavior

Answer 19

not clear

Question 20

cataclymic events

Answer 20

strong stressors that occur suddenly and typically affect many people at once (natural disasters)

Question 21

PTSD

Answer 21

victims in major catastrophes or strong personal stresors feel lasting effects that may include reexperiencing the event in vivid flashbacks or dreams

Question 22

weight set point

Answer 22

the particular level of weight that the body strives to maintain

Question 23

altruism

Answer 23

unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others

Question 24

heterosexual

Answer 24

sexual attraction and behavior directed to the other sex

Question 25

homosexual

Answer 25

people who are sexually attracted to members of their own sex

Question 26

bisexual

Answer 26

people who are sexually attracted to people of the same sex and the other sex

Question 27

abnormal behavior

Answer 27

behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioning in their daily lives

Question 28

OCD

Answer 28

a behavior characterized by obsessions or compulsions

Question 29

personailty disorder

Answer 29

a disorder characterized by a set of inflexible behavior patterns that keep a person from functioning properly in society.

Question 30

manic depressive

Answer 30

A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.

Question 31

autism

Answer 31

a severe developmental disability that impairs a childs ability to communicate and relate to others

Question 32

Electrocompulsive Therapy (ECT)

Answer 32

a procedure used in the treatment of severe depression in which an electric current of 70-150 volts is breifly administered to a paitents head.

Question 33

psychosurgery

Answer 33

brain surgery once used to reduce the symptoms of mental disorder but rarely used today

Question 34

psychotherapy

Answer 34

treatment in which a trained prefessional uses psychological techniques to help a person overcome psychological difficulites, disorders, problems, or bring about personal growth.

Question 35

cognative behavioral approach

Answer 35

a treatment approach that incorporates basic principles of learning to change the way people think.