PSY 2012 Final Essay Exam
General Psychology
Broward College
Roberto L. Rinaldi PhDc

Name___________________________________
 
Short Answer.  Please answer 5 of the following short questions. Write your answer in a sentence or two format on a separate sheet of paper. 

1) 

Discuss the terms nature and nurture as they pertain to human development. 

 
2) 

What is self-actualization? 

 
3) 

Give an example of a common sexual dysfunction and its symptoms. 

 
4) 

Give an example of at least two of each of the following symptoms of stress: Physical, behavioral, emotional, and mental symptoms. 

 
5) 

List three factors that are related to an increased tendency to conform. 

6) 

Briefly discuss Freud's idea of the unconscious. 

7) 

What are the characteristics of dissociative fugue? 

 
8) 

Define the behavior therapy technique called flooding. 

9) 

List and define the three stages of prenatal development. 

      10) 

Define anorexia nervosa and bulimia. 

11) 

Describe two problems faced by researchers trying to determine the actual frequency of various sexual behaviors. 

12) 

What are three positive benefits of social support? 

13) 

Define altruism. 

14) 

Briefly discuss how the behaviorists explain personality. 

15) 

What is the difference between Axis I and Axis II in the DSM-IV-TR?