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Psych Disorders 101
Anxiety Disorders
Perspectives
Detailed Questions I
Detailed Questions II
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An integrated understanding of psychological disorders in terms of stressful memories, evolutionary processes, and gender roles is most clearly provided by:
What is a biopsychosocial approach.
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Symptoms that may be misperceived as a heart attack are most characteristic of:
What is panic disorder.
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The suggestion that dissociative identity disorders are created as defenses against the anxiety caused by one's own unacceptable impulses best illustrates the:
What is psychoanalytic perspective.
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Which neurotransmitter is present in overabundant amounts during the manic phase of bipolar disorder?
What is norepinephrine.
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Social withdrawal is a __________ (positive/negative) symptom of schizophrenia.
What is negative.
200
Sharon is tense and jittery for no reason. She would probably be diagnosed as suffering a:
What is generalized anxiety disorder.
200
Although Mark realizes that his behavior is unreasonable, he is so alarmed by high bridges or expressway overpasses that he avoids them by taking an unnecessarily lengthy route to and from work each day. Mark appears to suffer from a(n):
What is phobia.
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Amanda's therapist suggests that her depression results from mistakenly blaming herself rather than a slumping economy for her recent job loss. Her therapist's suggestion best illustrates a:
What is social-cognitive perspective.
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Bob has never been able to keep a job. He's been in and out of jail for charges such as theft, sexual assault, and spousal abuse. Bob would most likely be diagnosed as having:
What is an antisocial personality.
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The avoidance of situations in which help may not be available when panic strikes is most characteristic of:
What is agoraphobia.
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A sudden loss of memory is one of the symptoms of a(n):
What is dissociative disorder.
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Without success, Maxine spends hours each day trying to suppress intrusive thoughts that she might have forgotten to lock her house when she left for work. Her experience is most symptomatic of:
What is OCD.
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At one time, disordered people were simply warehoused in asylums. These have been replaced with psychiatric hospitals in which attempts are made to diagnose and cure those with psychological disorders. This best illustrates one of the beneficial consequences of:
What is the medical model.
300
A dysthymic disorder is most likely to be characterized by:
What is persistent sad mood and low energy level.
300
The diagnostic reliability of DSM-IV:
What is is relatively high.
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An overabundance of the neurotransmitter norephiephrine is more likely to be associated with:
What is a manic episode.
400
Mr. Hoffman has always been cautious with his money, but over the past two weeks he has developed grandiose plans to bet his entire life savings on a single horse race. With unrestrained exuberance he has also been giving everybody he sees unsolicited advice on how to make millions in the stock market. Mr. Hoffman's behavior is most indicative of:
What is a panic attack.
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Before he can study, John must arrange his books, pencils, paper, and other items on his desk so that they are “just so.” The campus counselor suggests that John's compulsive behavior may help alleviate his anxiety about failing in school, which reinforces the compulsive actions. This explanation of obsessive-compulsive behavior is most consistent with which perspective?
What is learning.
400
The social-cognitive perspective has linked the experience of depression to
What is learned helplessness.
400
Therapeutic drugs that block dopamine receptors are most likely to reduce:
What is hallucinations.
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Joe had an intense, irrational fear of snakes. he is suffering from
What is phobia.
500
Phobias and OCD behaviors are classified as:
What is anxiety disorders.
500
Ken's therapist suggested that his depression is a result of his self-defeating thoughts and negative assumptions about himself, his situation, and his future. Evidently, Ken's therapist is working within the ________ perspective.
What is social-cognitive.
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Michael complains that threatening voices are constantly telling him that he is so evil that he should drown himself. Michael is experiencing:
What is hallucinations.
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Many psychologists dislike using DSM-IV because of its:
What is medical model bias.