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1
According to the vulnerability-stress model, only certain people with certain traits will develop a psychological disorder in response to sufficient stress.
A)True
B)False
2
The DSM-IV-TR is a diagnostic classification system with diagnostic categories containing detailed lists of observable behaviors that have to be present in order for a diagnosis to be made.
A)True
B)False
3
One limitation of a diagnostic label is the person may exhibit worse symptoms due to their awareness of the label and its implications for expected behaviors.
A)True
B)False
4
Frank thinks he sees people hiding behind his couch and behind the trees in his yard, and they talk only to him. Frank's behavior indicates he is suffering from antisocial personality disorder.
A)True
B)False
5
Karen continually thinks about her stove being left on and setting her house on fire. She checks the stove fifteen to twenty times to make sure it is turned off before she leaves the house and still worries that her house will catch fire. Karen is probably suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A)True
B)False
6
Only children with antisocial behavior patterns have lower heart rates, especially when under stress.
A)True
B)False
7
Alex feels tense and worried all of the time that he will embarrass himself in public, so he avoids social contact. These thoughts raise his heart rate. Alex is probably suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.
A)True
B)False
8
According to Putnam, the development of dissociative identity disorder may occur in reaction to severe stress, particularly physical or sexual abuse in childhood.
A)True
B)False
9
Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia are the most frequently experienced psychological disorders.
A)True
B)False
10
Twin studies have contributed to the understanding that clinical depression does have a biological basis.
A)True
B)False





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