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| A personality inventory that utilizes only those items that have been shown to differentiate particular groups of people is called a(n) _____ test. |
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| Four-year-old Timmy has not wet his bed for over a year. However, he starts bed-wetting again soon after his sister is born. Timmy's behavior best illustrates: |
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| Reaction formation refers to the process by which people: |
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| consciously express feelings that are the opposite of unacceptable unconscious impulses. |
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| Survivors' memories of Nazi death camp experiences most clearly challenge Freud's concept of: |
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| The use of free association is central to the process of: |
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| Id is to ego as _____ is to _____. |
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| pleasure principle; reality principle |
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| Jill has a biting, sarcastic manner. According to Freud, she is: |
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| fixated in the oral stage of development. |
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| The Oedipus and Electra complexes have their roots in the: |
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| According to Freud, defense mechanisms are methods of reducing: |
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| Ellen is consistently optimistic, talkative, and impulsive. Each of these characteristics most clearly represents a: |
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| Reaction formation refers to the process by which people: |
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| consciously express feelings that are the opposite of unacceptable unconscious impulses. |
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| The use of free association is central to the process of: |
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| Jill has a biting, sarcastic manner. According to Freud, she is: |
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| fixated in the oral stage of development. |
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| The Oedipus and Electra complexes have their roots in the: |
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| According to Freud, boys are most likely to experience the Oedipus complex during the _____ stage. |
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| According to psychoanalytic theory, boys' fear of castration is most closely associated with: |
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| One night after he heard his parents arguing, 4-year-old Wei had a vivid dream in which he saved his mother from being bitten by a large snake. A psychoanalyst would most likely suspect that Wei's dream reflects a(n): |
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| Which theory would most likely predict that boys raised without a father figure will have difficulty developing a strongly masculine gender identity? |
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| Freud's psychoanalytic theory |
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| According to Freud, during the period between age 6 and puberty children: |
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| experience very little sexual interest |
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| Cocaine may _____ symptoms of schizophrenia by _____ dopamine levels. |
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| Bipolar disorder is most likely to be characterized by: |
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| alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism. |
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| Mania is most likely to be characterized by feelings of: |
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| In order to facilitate diagnostic reliability, the DSM-IV typically bases diagnoses on: |
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| observable patterns of behavior. |
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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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| Indira, a third-grade teacher, frequently suffers from dizziness, headaches, muscle tremors, fatigue, and irritability in the classroom. 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 a(n): |
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| generalized anxiety disorder. |
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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 a(n): |
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
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| Phobias are most likely to be characterized by: |
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| a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object or situation. |
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| Mr. Kalish, a long-term government employee, falsely believed that his supervisor was a communist agent who was putting poison in the employees' coffee. When Mr. Kalish was referred to a psychiatrist, he claimed to be the grandson of Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Kalish is most likely suffering from: |
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| Hallucinations and delusions are most likely to be experienced by those who suffer from: |
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| Cocaine may _____ symptoms of schizophrenia by _____ dopamine levels. |
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| A short attention span is an early warning sign of: |
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| A psychotherapist is most likely to use the DSM-IV in order to _____ various psychological disorders. |
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| Indira, a third-grade teacher, frequently suffers from dizziness, headaches, muscle tremors, fatigue, and irritability in the classroom. 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 a(n): |
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| generalized anxiety disorder. |
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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 forget the tune best illustrates the nature of a(n): |
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| Phobias are most likely to be characterized by: |
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| a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object or situation. |
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| False beliefs of persecution that may accompany psychotic disorders are called: |
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| Which of the following disorders is classified as a mood disorder? |
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| Manic episodes are most likely to be associated with a(n): |
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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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