A person who does not conform to the accepted norms of morality and behavior and is impulsive, callous, and manipulative is referred to as having _________?

Related Mcqs:

1. According to Thomas, abnormal behavior usually involves:

   A. behavior that is statistically unusual.
   B. behavior that deviates from social norms.
   C. a disease of the mind.
   D. biological imbalance

2. Which of the following techniques have behavior therapists used to help people ovecome a fear of flying?

   A. the double-blind technique
   B. aversive conditioning
   C. eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
   D. virtual reality exposure therapy

3. In order to help Mr. Masood overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempt to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction to his wife’s behavior. The therapist’s concern is most likely to be characteristic of a:

   A. biomedical therapist.
   B. psychoanalyst.
   C. family therapist.
   D. cognitive therapist.

4. All of the following are behavior therapies EXCEPT

   A. Exposure therapies
   B. Systematic desensitization
   C. Dream analysis
   D. Aversion therapy

5. After understanding psychoanalysis for several months, Karen has suddenly started “forgetting” to attend her therapy sessions. Karen’s behavior is most likely a form of: ____________?

   A. resistance.
   B. transference.
   C. insight
   D. catharsis.

6. Which of this definitions applies to ALL types of abnormal behavior?

   A. Abnormal behavior occurs in frequently.
   B. Abnormal behavior is odd or strange.
   C. Abnormal behavior is characterized by suffering.
   D. Abnormal behavior causes impairment in the person’s life.

7. According to behavior therapists, pathological behaviors

   A. can not be stopped by the patient.which is why he/she is seeking therapy
   B. are signs of an underlying emotional or cognitive problem
   C. can be modified directly, through the applications of established principles of conditioning
   D. should be viewed as the expression of a unconscious sexual or aggressive conflict

8. Behavior therapies appear to be particularly effective in the treatment of ___________?

   A. panic disorder
   B. phobias
   C. antisocial personality disorder
   D. major depression

9. In treating an abnormal behavior, the main concern of a psychoanalyst would be to discover the ____________?

   A. childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior
   B. repressed memories from childhood that instigate aggressive behavior
   C. inappropriate thought patterns that underlie the behavior
   D. ways in which the behavior keeps the client from becoming self-actualized

10. The concept that abnormal behavior is the result of a disease goes with the ___________?

    A. behavioral model
    B. humanistic model
    C. medical model
    D. psychological model