Psychology Final Exam Review

The science of behavior and mental processes is

This professional prescribes medication where as a ___________ generally conducts therapy sessions

This relays messages in the form of impulses throughout the body

This consists of the brain and spinal cord

These people are often used in studies to assess nature vs. nurture in psychology. 

Phineas Gage damaged this lobe which is responsible for emotion and decision making

Any environment that creates a state of tension or threat and requires change or adaptation

Stress can impact health if it's

The process of managing stressful circumstances

The pattern of characteristic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that persists over time and situations and distinguishes one person from another

He believed that much of our behavior is controlled by our unconscious desires

The refusal to admit the existence of a problem

This removes anxiety-causing ideas by pushing them into the unconscious

This is the use of self-deception to justify unacceptable behavior or ideas

This is the return to a behavior that is a characteristic of an earlier stage in life