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Explain how the narcissistic personality disorder got its name.
Explain how the narcissistic personality disorder got its name.
Explain how the narcissistic personality disorder got its name.
colleen   747   1 Reply
11 years ago
The DSM-IV describes personality disorders as enduring patterns. What are some
The DSM-IV describes personality disorders as enduring patterns. What are some
The DSM-IV describes personality disorders as enduring patterns.  What are some of the factors that might
lead to a temporary pattern of personality disturbances?
colleen   570   1 Reply
11 years ago
A line of investigation in the study of mood disorders emphasizes the life exper
A line of investigation in the study of mood disorders emphasizes the life exper
A line of investigation in the study of mood disorders emphasizes the life experiences and social
circumstances that might lead to stress and depression. How do these researchers explain the gender
differences in depression?
colleen   645   1 Reply
11 years ago
What psychological disorder affected Mark Twain? How did he describe this disor
What psychological disorder affected Mark Twain? How did he describe this disor
What psychological disorder affected Mark Twain?  How did he describe this disorder? 
colleen   2116   1 Reply
11 years ago
Explain why one depression researcher wrote that “Women think and men drink.”
Explain why one depression researcher wrote that “Women think and men drink.”
Explain why one depression researcher wrote that “Women think and men drink.” 
colleen   804   1 Reply
11 years ago
When individuals are diagnosed with OCD, are the obsessive thoughts usually posi
When individuals are diagnosed with OCD, are the obsessive thoughts usually posi
When individuals are diagnosed with OCD, are the obsessive thoughts usually positive or negative?
Illustrate your answer with an example of an obsessive thought.
colleen   611   1 Reply
11 years ago
What is the fundamental fear in agoraphobia?
What is the fundamental fear in agoraphobia?
What is the fundamental fear in agoraphobia?
colleen   955   1 Reply
11 years ago
Everyone experiences occasional shyness and social anxiety, but the person with
Everyone experiences occasional shyness and social anxiety, but the person with
Everyone experiences occasional shyness and social anxiety, but the person with a social phobia has
intense reactions of fear.  What are some of the common social phobias?
colleen   622   1 Reply
11 years ago
People who have panic disorder are found throughout the world, although culture
People who have panic disorder are found throughout the world, although culture
People who have panic disorder are found throughout the world, although culture influences the particular
   symptoms that are experienced.  Describe some of the cultural differences in the manifestation of panic
attacks.    
colleen   592   1 Reply
11 years ago
Although panic attacks seem to come out of nowhere, they usually occur in the af
Although panic attacks seem to come out of nowhere, they usually occur in the af
Although panic attacks seem to come out of nowhere, they usually occur in the aftermath of stress, 
prolonged emotion, exercise, specific worries, or frightening experiences.  Delayed attacks after life-
threatening scares are co
colleen   563   1 Reply
11 years ago
How might the hippocampal volume be related to posttraumatic stress disorder?
How might the hippocampal volume be related to posttraumatic stress disorder?
How might the hippocampal volume be related to posttraumatic stress disorder?
colleen   536   1 Reply
11 years ago
What are typical symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder?
What are typical symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder?
What are typical symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder?
colleen   579   1 Reply
11 years ago
What problems have been noted in regard to the MMPI?
What problems have been noted in regard to the MMPI?
What problems have been noted in regard to the MMPI?
colleen   928   1 Reply
11 years ago
In the 1960s, a group of psychologists argued that it was time for a “third forc
In the 1960s, a group of psychologists argued that it was time for a “third forc
In the 1960s, a group of psychologists argued that it was time for a “third force” in psychology.  What were
the first two forces that were perceived as inadequate?  What alternate perspective would be taken by the
“third force”
colleen   2105   1 Reply
11 years ago
Contrast the characteristics of individualist and collectivist cultures in regar
Contrast the characteristics of individualist and collectivist cultures in regar
Contrast the characteristics of individualist and collectivist cultures in regard to:
?   definitions of self
?   goals
?   values
?   individual attitudes
?   group norms
?   cost/benefit ratio in maintaining relationships.
colleen   901   1 Reply
11 years ago
Three crucial aspects of the environment are parents, peers, and particular situ
Three crucial aspects of the environment are parents, peers, and particular situ
Three crucial aspects of the environment are parents, peers, and particular situations. How much, and in
what ways, does each of these aspects contribute to personality?
colleen   3418   1 Reply
11 years ago
Researchers are interested in discovering which aspects of personality might hav
Researchers are interested in discovering which aspects of personality might hav
Researchers are interested in discovering which aspects of personality might have an inherited component. 
What two research methods are commonly adopted by psychologists who take a biological view of
personality in answering this qu
colleen   1551   1 Reply
11 years ago
What physical changes accompany major depression?
What physical changes accompany major depression?
What physical changes accompany major depression?
colleen   1614   1 Reply
11 years ago
How does the object-relations school depart from Freudian theory regarding the n
How does the object-relations school depart from Freudian theory regarding the n
How does the object-relations school depart from Freudian theory regarding the nature of male and female
development?
colleen   1222   1 Reply
11 years ago
A classic radio show of the 1940s began by asking the question, “Who knows what
A classic radio show of the 1940s began by asking the question, “Who knows what
A classic radio show of the 1940s began by asking the question, “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts    of men?  The Shadow knows....”  Explain the origin of the shadow archetype in Jungian theory. Describe
three expressions of the
colleen   685   1 Reply
11 years ago
It was over a century ago that Sigmund Freud published his theory. How has his w
It was over a century ago that Sigmund Freud published his theory. How has his w
It was over a century ago that Sigmund Freud published his theory. How has his work stood the test of
time?  How is psychoanalytic theory regarded by psychologists and other scholars of the twenty-first
century?      &
colleen   823   1 Reply
11 years ago
A large percentage of Kyle’s grade in his psychology class is based on his repor
A large percentage of Kyle’s grade in his psychology class is based on his repor
A large percentage of Kyle’s grade in his psychology class is based on his report entitled “The
Psychodynamic Theories of Psychology.”  What five general elements shared by these theories must Kyle
include in order to earn a high gra
colleen   666   1 Reply
11 years ago
Describe the ways in which humanist psychologists have added balance to the stud
Describe the ways in which humanist psychologists have added balance to the stud
Describe the ways in which humanist psychologists have added balance to the study of personality.
colleen   3017   1 Reply
11 years ago
What is meant by a “culture of honor”? What role does one’s means of livelihood
What is meant by a “culture of honor”? What role does one’s means of livelihood
What is meant by a “culture of honor”?  What role does one’s means of livelihood (herding vs. agriculture)
play in this culture?
colleen   724   1 Reply
11 years ago
Renu is a perfect example of extroversion whereas her sister, Radhika, has perso
Renu is a perfect example of extroversion whereas her sister, Radhika, has perso
Renu is a perfect example of extroversion whereas her sister, Radhika, has personality traits that reflect
introversion. Write a short scenario describing likely experiences of each sister during their first two weeks
at college.
colleen   988   1 Reply
11 years ago
Define culture. Illustrate how a simple activity, such as exercising in the morn
Define culture. Illustrate how a simple activity, such as exercising in the morn
Define culture. Illustrate how a simple activity, such as exercising in the morning before work, may be
influenced by whether a person is a member of an individualist culture or a collectivist culture.
colleen   815   1 Reply
11 years ago
Explain what the authors mean when they say that adolescents live in two environ
Explain what the authors mean when they say that adolescents live in two environ
Explain what the authors mean when they say that adolescents live in two environments.  What did
psychologists discover when they surveyed freshman at Cornell University regarding their behaviors and
their interactions with parents?
colleen   550   1 Reply
11 years ago
What is meant by “nonshared environment”?
What is meant by “nonshared environment”?
What is meant by “nonshared environment”?
colleen   552   1 Reply
11 years ago
What is meant by “shared environment”?
What is meant by “shared environment”?
What is meant by “shared environment”? 
colleen   519   1 Reply
11 years ago
What makes children who grow up in the same family so different, apart from thei
What makes children who grow up in the same family so different, apart from thei
What makes children who grow up in the same family so different, apart from their genes?
colleen   2110   1 Reply
11 years ago
How does systematic desensitization make use of principles of classical conditio
How does systematic desensitization make use of principles of classical conditio
How does systematic desensitization make use of principles of classical conditioning to help people with    phobias?
colleen   1579   3 Replies
11 years ago
Neuroticism is one of the Big Five personality traits. Compare the specific qua
Neuroticism is one of the Big Five personality traits. Compare the specific qua
Neuroticism is one of the Big Five personality traits.  Compare the specific qualities of an individual who
scores high in neuroticism with the qualities found in an emotionally stable person.
colleen   2356   1 Reply
11 years ago
List two types of personality traits according to Gordon Allport. Give an exampl
List two types of personality traits according to Gordon Allport. Give an exampl
List two types of personality traits according to Gordon Allport. Give an example of each.
colleen   2373   1 Reply
11 years ago
In response to the concerns of critics, some psychologists are using empirical m
In response to the concerns of critics, some psychologists are using empirical m
In response to the concerns of critics, some psychologists are using empirical methods to refine
psychodynamic concepts.  Describe one example of this contemporary research.
colleen   666   1 Reply
11 years ago
Critics of psychodynamic theories argue that these theories are guilty of three
Critics of psychodynamic theories argue that these theories are guilty of three
Critics of psychodynamic theories argue that these theories are guilty of three scientific failings.  Name
each failing and then report your personal reaction to psychodynamic theory and its critics.
colleen   3311   1 Reply
11 years ago
Describe the ways in which the object-relations school departs from Freudian the
Describe the ways in which the object-relations school departs from Freudian the
Describe the ways in which the object-relations school departs from Freudian theory in regard to the nature
of male and female development. How does the object-relations school explain gender differences in close
relationships during adul
colleen   1032   1 Reply
11 years ago
Carl Jung began his career as a close personal friend of Sigmund Freud as well a
Carl Jung began his career as a close personal friend of Sigmund Freud as well a
Carl Jung began his career as a close personal friend of Sigmund Freud as well as his follower in
psychoanalysis. However, by 1914, Jung had left Freud’s inner circle.  Describe Jung’s greatest difference
with Freud.
colleen   2385   1 Reply
11 years ago
Psychoanalyst Karen Horney modified Freud’s theories in areas that she felt were
Psychoanalyst Karen Horney modified Freud’s theories in areas that she felt were
Psychoanalyst Karen Horney modified Freud’s theories in areas that she felt were bad science and insulting
philosophy.  Explain the modifications that she made in her psychodynamic theory.
colleen   861   1 Reply
11 years ago
During the phallic stage, young boys, but not young girls, experience a powerful
During the phallic stage, young boys, but not young girls, experience a powerful
During the phallic stage, young boys, but not young girls, experience a powerful motivating fear to give up
their wishes to possess the parent of the opposite sex.  What speculations led Freud to this conclusion?
colleen   1068   1 Reply
11 years ago
Freud maintained that personality develops in a series of psychosexual stages.
Freud maintained that personality develops in a series of psychosexual stages.
Freud maintained that personality develops in a series of psychosexual stages.  Name each of the stages in
the order in which it appears and explain how a fixation at each stage might be manifest in an individual’s
personality.
colleen   2218   1 Reply
11 years ago
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