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| An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and actions is called |
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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| An overwhelming fear of entering a crowded bus or elevator would be most characteristic of someone who suffers from |
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| Repeatedly checking to see if your stove is turned off is to ________ as repeatedly thinking you might try to set your own house on fire is to ________. |
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| Those with a histrionic personality disorder are most likely to display |
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| dramatic, attention-getting behaviors |
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| In which of the following disorders is a person continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic arousal? |
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| generalized anxiety disorder |
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| Chiara, a 41-year-old, is of average height but weighs only 80 pounds. She has lost 30 pounds over the last six months by eating very little and running five miles a day. She is determined not to become overweight and ignores her parents' suggestion that she should eat well-balanced meals. Chiara suffers from |
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| Repeated distressing dreams and intrusive memories of an intensely fearful and life-threatening experience are symptoms most commonly associated with |
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| post-traumatic stress disorder |
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| Those who engage in spurts of excessive overeating, followed by remorse—but do not binge, purge, or excessively exercise—are said to have |
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| Fear-learning experiences can traumatize the brain by creating fear circuits within the |
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| A therapist suggests that Mr. Broshi continues to bite his fingernails because this behavior often reduced his feelings of anxiety in the past. The therapist's suggestion most clearly highlights the influence of |
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| Individuals who are most vulnerable to anorexia nervosa are those who live in cultures that idealize |
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| A therapist suggests that Mr. Ozawa's fear of darkness can probably be traced back to his early childhood when he was occasionally beaten and locked up in a small, dark closet by an older brother. The therapist's suggestion most clearly highlights the impact of |
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| A lack of conscience is most characteristic of those who experience ________ disorder |
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| Manuel is extremely shy and is so easily embarrassed when he is with other people that he often misses his college classes just to avoid social interactions. Manuel appears to suffer from |
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| Post-traumatic stress disorder is considered to be a(n) ________ disorder |
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| The dramatic increase in reported cases of dissociative identity disorder since the 1960s most strongly suggests that symptoms of this disorder involve |
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| Indira, a third-grade teacher, frequently suffers from dizziness, heart palpitations, and fatigue. She is also continually agitated and unable to relax outside the classroom, but she cannot pinpoint a reason for her problems. Her behavior is most indicative of |
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| generalized anxiety disorder |
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| Compulsions are best described as |
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| The onset of ________ typically begins with a weight-loss diet. |
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| The social withdrawal and haunting nightmares of battle-scarred war veterans best illustrates symptoms of |
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| Midori's therapist suggests that she developed a dissociative identity disorder as a way of protecting herself from an awareness of her own hatred for her abusive mother. The therapist's suggestion most directly reflects a ________ perspective |
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| People living in cultures that idealize plump bodies are LESS likely to experience |
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| As infants become mobile and experience falls, they become increasingly afraid of heights. This best illustrates the impact of ________ on fear |
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| Within the last year, Mr. Shangkun has been fired by three different employers because they each discovered that he was stealing money or materials from their companies. Although he feels no remorse for his misdeeds, his outward signs of repentance have dissuaded his former employers from taking him to court. Mr. Shangkun's behavior is most indicative of |
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| antisocial personality disorder |
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| The capacity to recover from traumatic and stressful experiences best illustrates survivor |
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| Generalized anxiety disorder is often accompanied by |
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| According to Professor Kang, fear responses pave neural pathways that are more readily activated by later anxiety-producing experiences. The professor's suggestion most directly reflects a ________ perspective |
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| Evidence that dissociative identity disorder is NOT simply a product of conscious role playing is most clearly provided by the |
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| distinct brain and body states associated with differing personalities |
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| Some genes influence anxiety disorders by regulating levels of neurotransmitters such as ________, which influences activity in the brain's alarm center. |
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| A schizoid personality disorder is most likely to be characterized by |
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| emotionless disengagement |
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| It has been suggested that the desperate efforts of traumatized victims to detach themselves from the experience of severe and prolonged abuse may contribute to |
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| dissociative identity disorder |
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| Dissociative disorders are most likely to be characterized by |
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| disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity |
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| One cluster of personality disorders marked by anxiety is exemplified by the ________ personality disorder |
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| After Charles Darwin began suffering panic disorder, he lived in relative seclusion and traveled only in his wife's company. His panic disorder was apparently accompanied by |
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| A therapist claims that Luke's irrational fear of snakes results from repressed childhood feelings of hostility toward his own father. The therapist's interpretation reflects a ________ perspective |
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| One cluster of personality disorders marked by noticeably odd or eccentric behavior is exemplified by the ________ personality disorder |
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| A person who has agoraphobia is most likely to |
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| avoid being outside his or her home |
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| Several weeks after being fired from a job he had held for more than 20 years, Landon awoke one morning in a state of bewildered confusion. He had little sense of who he was and even failed to recognize his wife. Landon's experience is most indicative of |
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| A rape victim may experience a panic attack when she sees anyone wearing a coat that resembles the one worn by her attacker. This reaction best illustrates the process of |
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| Jeremy experiences so much anxiety about taking the elevator that he climbs 10 flights of stairs to get to his office each workday. Jeremy appears to suffer from |
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| Ravi brushes his teeth 18 times a day. Each time, he uses exactly 83 strokes up and 83 strokes down. After he eats, he must brush twice with two different brands of toothpaste. Ravi suffers from |
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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| Dana has experienced a number of unpredictable short periods in which she suddenly feels terrified and thinks she is going to faint. Dana is most likely to be suffering from |
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| While driving to work, Pedro hears a radio advertisement for a new restaurant. Throughout the day, the tune associated with the advertisement keeps running through his head. Pedro's inability to stop thinking about the tune best illustrates the nature of a(n) |
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| Those who emphasize the ways in which people learn disordered behavior have suggested that compulsive behaviors are |
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| reinforced by anxiety reduction |
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| Researchers have found low levels of ________ in 13-year-old boys who were later convicted of a crime as 18- to 26-year-olds |
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| Niesha demonstrates seven different personalities that appear to take turns controlling her behavior. Evidence that the same life memories are consciously experienced by all the alternate personalities would most clearly rule out the contribution of ________ to her disorder |
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| Sixteen-year-old Jill loves ice cream and other rich foods, but she has become increasingly anxious about gaining too much weight. Jill frequently overeats and then intentionally vomits in an attempt to control her weight. Jill most clearly suffers from |
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| Phobias are most likely to be characterized by |
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| a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation |
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| People with ________ fall far below normal in frontal lobe functions such as planning and impulse control. |
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| antisocial personality disorder |
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| The levels of stress hormones among adults and early teens with ________ were lower than average when they were children |
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| antisocial personality disorder |
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| Inflated views of self-importance are most characteristic of those with |
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| narcissistic personality disorder |
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| Personality disorders are best described as |
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| inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning |
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| Although World War II air raids were extremely traumatic for those who experienced them, few of these people developed lasting phobic reactions to overhead planes. This fact is best explained in terms of |
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| It is easy to condition but hard to extinguish fears of the types of stimuli that threatened our ancestors. This fact is best explained from a ________ perspective. |
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| The major characteristic of dissociative disorders is a disturbance of |
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| A learning theory would emphasize that ________ leads those with an obsessive-compulsive disorder to frequently repeat their compulsive behaviors |
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| The families of bulimia patients have a higher-than-usual incidence of |
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| Panic attacks are most closely associated with |
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| Bulimia nervosa is characterized by |
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| episodes of overeating followed by vomiting |
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| Anxiety is considered disordered if it is |
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| persistent and distressing |
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| Research on anxiety disorders indicates that some people are more |
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| genetically predisposed than others to develop anxiety disorders |
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| After lab-reared monkeys saw their parents fearfully avoid reaching for food located near a snake, the younger monkeys developed a strong fear of snakes. The younger monkeys' fear of snakes resulted from |
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| Individuals with eating disorders tend to have _____ self-evaluations and ______ achievement standards |
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