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Question 41

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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

A) panic disorder.
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) generalized anxiety disorder.
D) agoraphobia.

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Question 42

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Shortly after she was in a serious automobile accident in which her 2-year-old daughter was killed,Amalie began to exhibit positive symptoms of schizophrenia.Fortunately,she is responding to medication.Amalie's case illustrates ________ schizophrenia.

A) chronic
B) antisocial
C) acute
D) dissociated

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Question 43

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Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities is a symptom of a(n)

One of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia is

Some psychological disorders occur primarily in one culture.However,________ occurs worldwide.

The capacity to recover from traumatic stressful experiences best illustrates survivor

After conducting 90-minute interviews of 60,463 people,the World Health Organization estimated the number of prior-year mental disorders in 20 countries.Which country had the highest rate of diagnosed psychological disorders?

Which type of schizophrenia develops slowly and is less responsive to treatment?

People are more likely to recover from ________ schizophrenia than from ________ schizophrenia.

College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murderers.Under hypnosis,they typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist.This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve

Taylor has no memory of the abuse she experienced as a child.During a session with her clinical psychologist,she suddenly began talking in a deeper voice,claiming to be Adam,a male personality,who remembered all of the abuse.Taylor is demonstrating the symptoms of

Cecil is preoccupied with thoughts of jumping out the window of his tenth-floor apartment.To reduce his anxiety,he frequently counts his heartbeats aloud.Cecil would most likely be diagnosed as experiencing

Mania is most likely to be characterized by feelings of

A sense of being separated from your body and watching yourself with a sense of detachment is a symptom of

During an argument,Adele told her sister that she hated her.Even after her sister told her that she did not take it seriously and to forget about it,Adele continued to worry about it,which interfered with her job and family responsibilities.Adele's worry illustrates

Changes in the DSM-5 will likely reduce the number of children and adolescents diagnosed with

Luke suffers from acrophobia,a fear of high places.His therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell off a jungle gym.The therapist's suggestion indicates that he believes Luke's fear results from

The DSM-5's new category of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder will likely

Phobic behaviors such as avoiding insects or snakes may increase in frequency because they reduce anxiety.This best illustrates the impact of

Ron has recovered from a bullet wound that he suffered as an innocent bystander during a violent bank robbery.But he has begun to experience trouble sleeping,is easily startled,and feels increasingly detached from his family and friends.Ron is most clearly showing symptoms of