FINAL EXAMINATION REVIEWER FOR PSYCHOLOGY 9 –ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
2. MATCHING TYPE TEST II
Intellectualization – A husband recounts for his wife the places they have been for vacation it never shares
how he
Repression – A grown man cannot remember how the Japanese tortured his father during the Second
World War.
Regression – A girl sulks and pouts when her boyfriend forgets her birthday
Projection – An angry street punk accuses passersby of being hostile to him
Rationalization – A boy who fails to win a girls love says she really isn’t her type
3. MATCHING TYPE TEST III
Reaction Formation – A person who delights in making fun of gays is a closet homosexual itself
Scapegoating – A man eats his wife because he was scolded by the boss that day
Sublimation – A person who delights in making fun of gays is a closet homosexual itself
Hypocrisy – A politician promises to help the poor, he knows he won’t really do it.
Somatization – The wife tells hubby she has a headache when asked if she is in a romantic mood.
4. MATCHING TYPE TEST IV
Defense mechanisms work to minimize or remove _______ feelings. “Negative”
Defense mechanisms are mostly _______ procedures that even normal people use. “Unconscious”
Normal and abnormal states are at opposite ends of a ______ with no sharp boundary to “Continuum”
separate the two
Culture has a strong influence in stating what is or isn’t ______ behavior. “Normal”
Psychology cannot tackle issues that are not _______ in nature. “Scientific”
5. Child prodigies often end up as abnormal adults.
True
False
6. Defense mechanisms work to minimize or remove negative feelings.
True
False
8. Filipinos in general tend to ask for psychological help from family members and friends rather than a
professional psychotherapists or psychiatrist.
