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The psychologist Fraydee Katt was afraid of strangers. She refused to leave her home most of the time because of it. Fraydee has: |
| | A) | a social phobia. |
| | B) | agoraphobia. |
| | C) | a specific phobia. |
| | D) | anxiety phobia. |
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Obsessa Compulsa was consumed by her fear of germs. She washed and rewashed herself until her skin was raw and bleeding. Her obsession was ___________ and her compulsion was _____________. |
| | A) | germs; cleanliness |
| | B) | cleanliness; germs |
| | C) | fear; germs |
| | D) | cleanliness; anxiety reduction |
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The cause of a conversion disorder such as paralysis is purely ___________ rather than ____________. |
| | A) | biological; psychological |
| | B) | behavioral; cognitive |
| | C) | psychological; biological |
| | D) | social; psychoanalytic |
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By dissociating key parts of personality, people are able to keep ___________ from reaching conscious awareness, thereby reducing their anxiety. |
| | A) | symptoms |
| | B) | compulsions |
| | C) | confused thoughts |
| | D) | disturbing memories |
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Which of the following disorders is more likely to be experienced by women than men, and its worldwide rate is going up, although no one is quite sure why? |
| | A) | fugue state |
| | B) | major depression |
| | C) | generalized anxiety |
| | D) | bipolar disorder |
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Skizzo Frenick, all of a sudden, started hearing voices, seeing Martians, and proclaimed himself to be the son of Jupiter. Skizzo developed _____________ schizophrenia and his prognosis is _______________. |
| | A) | reactive; relatively favorable |
| | B) | reactive; poor. |
| | C) | process; relatively favorable |
| | D) | process; poor |
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The dopamine hypothesis suggests that: |
| | A) | schizophrenics produce more dopamine than other people. |
| | B) | drugs that block dopamine appear to cause hallucinations. |
| | C) | there is excess dopamine activity in brain areas that utilize dopamine. |
| | D) | None of these. |
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Watta Looza thinks he's the greatest gift to mankind. He knows he is the best at everything he does and makes sure to tell everyone. He surrounds himself with yes men who tell him how great he is. Watta has: |
| | A) | antisocial personality disorder. |
| | B) | borderline personality disorder. |
| | C) | narcissistic personality disorder. |
| | D) | multiple personality disorder. |
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Studd Muffin thinks nothing of hopping into bed with elderly ladies and then tricking them into taking their life savings. Even though he has been arrested for this several times, he does not think he is doing anything wrong and continues this behavior. Studd is probably suffering from: |
| | A) | histrionic personality disorder. |
| | B) | borderline personality disorder. |
| | C) | avoidant personality disorder. |
| | D) | antisocial personality disorder. |
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Suchan Itch demonstrates a lot of impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and generally a great deal of inappropriate activity. Sucha probably has: |
| | A) | organic mental disorder. |
| | B) | childhood depression. |
| | C) | psychoactive substance-use disorder. |
| | D) | attention deficit hyperactive disorder. |
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