Which of the following is one definition of abnormal behavior?
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-Behavior that is not typical, usual or regular.
-Behavior that is rare
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What is the primary difficulty with the definition of abnormal behavior?
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Behavior that is considered disordered in one culture may be acceptable in another. Most people do allow social norms to guide much of their behavior
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______ is used to help psychological professionals diagnose psychological disorders.
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
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What are the characteristics of PTSD?
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* Avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma.
* Hypervigilance
* numbing of emotional responsiveness
* Intrusive thoughts
*sudden "flashbacks" and nightmares in which they relive the traumatic event
* Problems in social relations
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Which of the following is the most commonly diagnosed psychological disorder in the United States?
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-Major Depressive Disorder
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What is the most frequently diagnosed anxiety disorder in the United States?
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Specific phobias
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The tendency of those studying disorders to start seeing themselves as suffering from the illnesses being discussed is known as _____________.
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Psychology student's syndrome - first year medical student syndrome
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Which of the following statements is true about anxiety?
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*Some anxiety is realistic when its source is obvious and understandable.
Fear of public speaking and stage fright are both examples of ______ phobias
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Social
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People who have a(n) ______ are afraid of being evaluated in some negative way by others, so they tend to avoid situations that can be embarrassing.
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Social phobia
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Which of the following is the term used to describe a sudden onset of extreme panic, with various symptoms including racing heart, rapid breathing, and sweating?
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Panic attack
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A disorder in which excessive anxiety and worry occur more days than not for at least six months is called __________.
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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Intruding thoughts that occur again and again are called _________. Repetitive, ritualistic behaviors are called ________.
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Obsessions; Compulsions
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A disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, nightmares, poor sleep, reliving the event, and concentration problems, lasting for more than one month, is called _________.
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PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
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Disorders characterized by disturbances in emotion are known as ______ disorders.
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Mood
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What symptoms of bipolar disorder are present in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Which cognitive event, often attributed to the work of Martin Seligman, is hypothesized as contributing to the development and maintenance of major depression?
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Learned helplessness
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A person who is suffering from disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and hallucinations, and who is unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality, is likely suffering from _______.
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Schizophrenia
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False beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of their falseness are known as ______.
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Delusions
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According to family, twin, and adoption studies, a person is at greatest risk for developing schizophrenia if...?
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He or she has an identical twin diagnosed with the disorder the other twin has 50% risk of developing the disorder. - He or she has close relatives with the disorder.
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Antisocial, paranoid, and schizoid are all types of ________ disorders.
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Personality
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Natasha has severe mood swings. One week she's energetic and excessively happy and then the following week she has a major depressive episode. Natasha may be exhibiting:
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Bipolar Disorder
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Most of the hallucinations of schizophrenia patients involve the sense of
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Hearing
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Hearing voices would be a(n) ________; believing that you are Napoleon would be a(n)_______.
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Hallucination; Delusion
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__________________ is a mood disorder in which depression occurs regularly at the same time each year, usually during the winter months.
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
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Disorders characterized by physical symptoms that do not have an underlying medical cause are called
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Somatic symptom disorder
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Hoarding is a form of
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Obsessive-Compulsive disorder
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What are not common treatments for ADHD?
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Brain surgery
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The _____________ model suggests that the experience of stress interacts with an individual's biological disposition to produce a psychological disorder.
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Diathesis-stress model
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The Remote Associates Test is used to
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-Measure creativity (determine a humans creative potential)
- diagnoses schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia tent to do more poorly on the RAT test than people without disorders.
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The most recent version of the DSM is the ________.
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DSM-5: specifies criteria for deciding what is officially a "disorder" and what is not, and it lists many categories and sub-categories of disorders and criteria for identifying them
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What of the following is NOT a characteristic of PTSD?
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-An attraction toward stimuli surrounding an traumatic event
-Persistent irritability and agitation
-Decreased startle response and chronic under arousal
-Irrational thought
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