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Playing a rough game of football after a bad day at school is an example of .

A) denial
B) displacement
C) sublimation
D) repression

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Question 52

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The first effective medications for severe psychotic disorders were developed in the .

A) late 19th century
B) early 20th century
C) 1950s
D) 1990s

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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The first proponent of ego psychology was

Developmental psychopathology refers to the study of changes in

Tactics that characterize psychodynamic psychotherapy include all of the following EXCEPT

Realizing that patients were often unaware of material previously recalled under hypnosis, Charcot, Breuer, and Freud hypothesized the existence of , a concept considered one of the most important developments in the history of psychopathology.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy differs from classical (Freudian) psychoanalysis in that it

According to object relations theory,

Humanistic therapists regard as the single most positive influence in facilitating human growth.

The belief of homophobic people that the "sin" of homosexuality has resulted in HIV/AIDS is related to the historical concept of as a cause of madness.

Anton Mesmer, an early 18th century physician, purported to cure patients by unblocking their flow of a bodily fluid he called "animal magnetism." In fact, any effectiveness of his methods was actually due to

In which of the following defense mechanisms does an individual falsely attribute his or her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, or thoughts to another person?

After the mid 1800s, moral therapy declined as a treatment for the mentally ill because

According to psychoanalytic theory, the id operates on the "pleasure principle," so it

A is what first brought the individual to therapy; the represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder.

Mustafa was bitten by a deranged Chihuahua when he was five years old. Now he is afraid of all dogs. This is an example of

The "object" in the object relations school of thought refers to

Statistical data are often relevant when discussing psychological disorders. For example, a researcher might want to know how many new cases of depression are diagnosed each year, a figure called the of the disorder.

If you were asked to explain Freud's structure of the mind to a friend who was unfamiliar with psychology, you might use an organizational analogy in which the id would be the employee who comes to work late and takes very long lunch hours, the superego would be the building security guard, and the ego would be

When Johnny wanted a cookie before dinner, he thought about just going and taking one without permission. However, after thinking about it, he decided to get permission from his mom. Johnny was operating according to the principle.