Borderline personality disorder
An anxiety disorder features anxiety that ____.
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Is not proportional to
a person's circumstances
Which perspective suggests that phobias might be exaggerations
of an otherwise useful sense of caution?
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The evolutionary
perspective
Of the following, who is demonstrating a compulsion?
·
Andrew, who has a
precise, daily coffee-making routine that can't be disrupted
Which of the following is true regarding the prevalence of major
depressive disorder?
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People over 50 are
about half as likely as people between 18 and 25 to be diagnosed with
depression.
Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in the United
States for all ages, but among young adults ages 25 to 34, it is the ____.
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Second leading cause
of death
Patients with somatoform symptoms usually visit physicians very
frequently, report high numbers of physical complaints, and are at risk of
____.
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Becoming dependent on
pain medications
Mira has hallucinations and delusions. Which of the following is
a hallucination, as opposed to a delusion?
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Mira hears critical
voices commenting on her every action
In brain imaging studies, people with antisocial personality
disorder showed relatively little activity in the amygdala, which normally
____.
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Participates in
recognition of fear and other negative emotions in others
Denise admired her boss greatly at first. They had an intense
and productive working relationship, which then turned volatile. Denise
exhibited episodes of anger and self-destructive behaviors at work, and was
asked to leave. She found another job, but the same pattern caused her to lose
that position as well. What personality disorder best fits Denise's behavioral
patterns?
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Borderline personality
disorder
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by the maintenance of
unusually low body weight and ____.
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A distorted view of
the body as obese
Courtney is desperately sad, has trouble concentrating, and has
lost some of her appetite. She has started to skip most of her classes and
can't maintain eye contact with others for long. She calls her college's mental
health help line and says, "I'm so worried about my grades that my stomach
hurts. I don't know what to do." Based on the text's continuum from normal
behavior to severely disordered behavior, Courtney's status
would be considered ____
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psychological
disorder, less severe
The text defines abnormal behavior as behavior that is unusual,
distressing, and ____.
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harmful to self or
others
The presence of two or more disorders in the same individual is
called ____.
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comorbidity
What is the system for classification of psychological disorders
published by the American Psychiatric
Association?
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Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Jacob is nine years old. He dislikes and often avoids doing
things that require sustained mental effort, such as
his schoolwork and homework. According to the
DSM, ____.
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he has met one
criterion for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
In order to understand the reciprocal relationships between
factors leading to psychological disorders, which is the most helpful
perspective?
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integrated
Under an integrated approach to psychological disorders, each
perspective ____.
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will have more to say
about some disorders than about others
The experience of intense fear and autonomic arousal in the
absence of real threat is called a(n) ____.
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Panic Attack
What is one of the primary characteristics of panic disorder?
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Fear of future attacks
What is the definition of a phobia
·
the unrealistic fear
of an object of situation
Gabriel has become so fearful of going outside of his home alone
and of being in open spaces such as parking
lots that he has difficulty holding a job.
This is best described as ____.
·
agoraphobia
Lauren has been chosen to introduce the guest speaker to her
economics class. She is worried about how she will look and sound to her
classmates, her palms are sweaty, and she can feel her heart beating. This is
best
described as ____.
·
social anxiety
Alejandra, a resident of lower Manhattan, suffers from PTSD
after witnessing the attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on
September 11, 2001. A certain acrid burning smell can trigger intense feelings
of
jitteriness and distress for her. This is an
example of ____.
·
classical conditioning
Of the following, who is demonstrating mania?
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John, who feels so
cheerful that he talks extensively and rapidly with strangers on the subway and
on the street
Sonia adores her new boyfriend, who she finds very attractive
and intelligent. However, no matter what she does, he criticizes her: her appearance,
her opinions, her cooking, the gifts she buys for him, etc. She is
feeling more and more helpless and
discouraged. This is likely a case of ____.
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learned helplessness
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