Question 1

Ritualized behaviors used to temporarily control unpleasant thoughts are known as __________.

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Question 2

Males complete more suicides than women because they use more lethal means, such as gun, while women are more likely to attempt suicide through a(n)__________.

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Question 3

For almost 3 weeks after being in a violent earthquake, Mark experienced nightmares, wariness, poor concentration, and irritability. However, he is now getting back to normal. Mark experienced the trauma- and stressor-related disorder called __________ disorder.

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Question 4

Tanya has been mildly to moderately depressed for most of the time for over 2 years and has experienced no psychotic episodes and no mania. Tanya would most likely be diagnosed with the disorder called __________.

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Question 5

After witnessing a horrible murder, Susan has become "blind" even though there is nothing wrong with her eyes, and she should be able to see. Susan is suffering from a(n)__________ disorder.

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Question 6

Depression is believed to be caused by learned helplessness, according to __________ theories.

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Question 7

Anthony needs others to constantly praise him for his taste in clothes, his grades, his good looks, and his charming appeal. He often fantasizes that he is the best looking man on campus, that he is the most intellectual scholar, and that he will become a billionaire soon after graduation. He can be categorized as having a(n)__________ personality disorder.

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Question 8

The closest match for "nervous breakdown" to a DSM-5 clinical diagnosis would be a(n)__________ disorder.

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Question 9

In 90 percent of all suicides, a diagnosable mental disorder was a factor, usually depression or a(n)__________ disorder.

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Question 10

Lionel is in the mall and begins to experience chest pain, a racing heart, dizziness, choking, trembling, feelings of unreality, and fears of losing control. He believes that he is either having a heart attack or going insane. After having these "attacks" several times, Lionel went to a therapist, who diagnosed him with an anxiety disorder called __________ disorder.

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Question 11

John views every cough as a sign of pneumonia and every little indigestion as an ulcer. According to the DSM-5 , John most likely has a(n)__________ disorder.

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Question 12

Anxiety problems are due to individuals building up unrealistic mental images of themselves, which leaves them vulnerable to contradictory information, according to psychologist __________.

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Question 13

A psychologist who treats phobic disorders by focusing on the client's distorted patterns of thinking is using the __________ approach.

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Question 14

The powerful reward of immediate relief from anxiety keeps self-defeating avoidance behaviors alive, according to the __________ hypothesis.

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Question 15

If a person fakes the medical problems of someone in his or her care, he or she would be diagnosed with Munchausen __________ syndrome.

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Question 16

Lisa has an intense, irrational fear of being observed, evaluated, embarrassed, or humiliated by others in everyday situations, which prevents her from eating or speaking in public. Lisa has an anxiety disorder known as a(n)__________.

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Question 17

Regarding ethnicity, the highest suicide rate in the United States is among __________ Americans.

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Question 18

When her family found her, Sarah was living in Key West, Florida, under the name of Samantha Agnew and working as a sales clerk. Sarah claims that she has no memory of her previous life as a pediatric oncologist in Memphis, Tennessee, who treated young cancer patients. It appears that Sarah wandered away from her home and work after the death of one of her favorite patients. Sarah would be diagnosed with a dissociative __________ disorder.

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Question 19

When a disorder appears to be produced from within by chemical imbalances in the brain rather than as a reaction to life events, the cause of the disorder is said to be __________.

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Question 20

Depression that occurs only during fall and winter and appears to be related to decreased exposure to sunlight is called __________ disorder.

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Quiz 14: Psychological Disorders