Psychology Chapter 15 Exam

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In the harmful dysfunction definition of psychological disorders, dysfunction involves what?
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The inability of a psychological mechanism to preform its function.
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Dr. Anastasia believe that major depressive disorder is caused by an over-secretion of cortisol. His view on the cause of major depressive disorder reflects a ___________ perspective.
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Biological
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A positive feature of the DSM-V, which helps psychologist and psychiatrists is?
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It provides a common language for diagnosing disorders.
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What should be changed to make the following sentence true? "The stress model suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with stress."
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Insert the word "diathesis-" before the first appearance of the word "stress."
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Panic disorder is characterized by what?
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Unpredictable episodes of intense dread, accompanied by chest pains and/or choking sensations.
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What do obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder have in common?
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Repetitive thoughts and urge, a well as an uncontrollable need to engage in repetitive behavior and mental acts.
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Suicide rates are __________ among men than among women, and they are __________ during the winter holiday season than during the spring months.
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Higher;Lower
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In which context were the symptoms of PTSD first observed?
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Combat
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If Laura has a bipolar disorder, then she ____________.
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Often experiences mood states that vacillate between depression and mania.
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People with borderline personality disorder often ___________.
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Are impulsive and unpredictable
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Schizophrenia is considered a _____________ disorder.
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Psychotic
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Which of the following is false of dissociative disorders?
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People with these disorders exhibit a personality style that differs markedly from the expectations of their culture.
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Which of the following is a common characteristic of all dissociative disorders?
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Becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's care sense of self
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Nathan has an overinflated and unjustified sense of self-importance. He is preoccupied with fantasies of success and believes that he is entitled to special treatment from others. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Nathan's personality?
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Narcissistic personality disorder
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Which of the following exemplifies a symptom of paranoid personality disorder?
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Rafe is extremely suspicious of the people around him and mistrusts them for no identifiable reason.