Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide

c. Choleric d. Melancholic According to Jung, an extravert tends to favor which of the following behav- iors? a. Meditating b. ...

Maslow believed that the process of self-actualization is to some extent under the control of one’s will. He asserted that huma ...

Personality: Psychological Factors That Make You an Individual 211 ectomorph ego ego defense mechanisms ego ideal endomorph extr ...

212 PREVIEW QUIZ True or False TFDeviation from a given norm or standard is the only criterion needed in order to determine whe ...

Abnormal Psychology: Exploring Mental Disorders 213 As suggested by your study of the tests in the last chapter, the human per- ...

214 PSYCHOLOGY Defining Abnormal Behavior: It Takes More than Deviation Abnormal behavioris behavior that deviates from a given ...

Abnormal Psychology: Exploring Mental Disorders 215 irrational. I know that saying magic words to myself won’t protect me from i ...

216 PSYCHOLOGY signs and symptoms that allow a mental health professional to say that a given indi- vidual is suffering from a p ...

Abnormal Psychology: Exploring Mental Disorders 217 Generalized anxiety disorderis characterized by vague feelings of appre- hen ...

218 PSYCHOLOGY Answers: (a) Specific; (b) Agoraphobia; (c) Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Somatoform Disorders: When the B ...

Abnormal Psychology: Exploring Mental Disorders 219 Greek physicians thought that the victim’s symptoms were caused by a “wander ...

220 PSYCHOLOGY personality disorder.In the book The Three Faces of Eve,and the film of the same name, Eve’s original self splits ...

Abnormal Psychology: Exploring Mental Disorders 221 orders,disorders that display only one emotional direction. In the case of t ...

222 PSYCHOLOGY hallucinations. Hallucinationsare false perceptions. The victim may see some- one who isn’t there, hear voices, o ...

Abnormal Psychology: Exploring Mental Disorders 223 they can attract followers. Julius says that he is a visitor to the Earth fr ...

224 PSYCHOLOGY must be in its place. Things must be done on schedule. Tasks must be completed without flaw or error. Such indivi ...

Abnormal Psychology: Exploring Mental Disorders 225 Dementia of the Alzheimer’s typeis characterized by a progressive decline in ...

226 PSYCHOLOGY tional, conventional woman, suffers from agoraphobia. Her conscious fear of leav- ing her home territory is a cov ...

Abnormal Psychology: Exploring Mental Disorders 227 SELF-TEST One of the following is nota criterion that helps mental health p ...

228 PSYCHOLOGY Self-absorption is a distinguishing feature of a. obsessive-compulsive disorder b. narcissistic personality diso ...