An altruistic suicide is committed by people who believe that taking...
Classical conditioning can be used to understand how some phobias...
For the past 4 years, Bridget, age 23, has experienced an episode of...
According to our class discussion, psychopaths often wear a "mask of...
Neuropsychological tests are used to detect specific cognitive...
Based on the extreme changes in appearance and reported obsession with...
In humanistic therapy, the therapist's goal is to help clients...
The _______ approach is based on the assumption that humans have an...
Research on treatments for ADHD indicates that ____________ works...
Individuals with somatoform disorders experience significant physical...
Biochemicals that carry impulses from one neuron to another in the...
Patty believes that her nose is too big, and that others notice the...
Individuals with an ego disturbance look to other people for...
Individuals with ______ personality disorder have grandiose thoughts...
In some parts of the world, corporal punishment is a traditional child...
Which of the following is NOT an example of a compulsion?
Tom believes frequently brags to others that he has a genius IQ,...
Lucy is concerned because her family pays little or no attention to...
Dysthymic disorder is less severe but more chronic than major...
According to the psychodynamic approach, transference occurs when the...
Obsessions can be defined as
Munchhausen's syndrome is a type of factitious disorder.
Social learning theory emphasizes that:
Which of the following is an example of a biological therapy?
Petra has hypochondriasis. She recently developed a mild cough and...
Bernadette has experienced mental health problems since she was a...
According to biological theories of abnormality, mental illness is a...
_____ is the study of the impact of reinforcements and...
Val works at a mental health center. When a client is referred for...
The cognitive variable that most consistently predicts suicide...
Boys and girls are equally likely to be diagnosed with ADHD and...
Suicide is ________ among college students.
Phobias often develop through classical conditioning.
Vinnie has been diagnosed with ____________, which includes...
Daydreaming is an example of
_____ reliability is a measurement of how consistent the results of a...
You are conducting psychoanalysis with your client. Which technique...
The majority of individuals—over 90 percent—diagnosed with...
According to our class discussion, psychopaths like Ted Bundy...
Pretend that you are a therapist. Which of the following basic...
When conducting cognitive-behavioral therapy, the therapist's role is...
When a patient experiences catharsis, it means that the person has
Research on anxiety disorders indicates that the most frequent...
It is difficult to treat somatoform disorders—such as conversion...
_____ are questionnaires meant to assess people's typical ways of...
Corbin was diagnosed with Conduct Disorder as a teenager. As an adult,...
Abnormality that involves eating, drinking, and sexual behaviors are...
Most of the interactions among the id, ego, and superego occur in the...
Genesis has an average IQ of 105. However, she exhibits significant...
Jenna and Jermaine both have body dysmorphic disorder. Research...
Molly has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. She has lost the ability...
Morgan has autism and Milee has Asperger syndrome. Based on diagnostic...
Dr. Nichollson is interested in how his clients perceive ambiguous...
Jao has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. One of his...
Research on theories of antisocial personality disorder indicates...
According to the continuum model of abnormality, a clear line exists...
_____ often leads to the onset of symptoms of schizophrenia and...
Individuals with schizophrenia often have well-developed working...
Sarah's mother, Stephanie, was not at home much when Sarah was very...
In dissociative identity disorder, the most common type of alter is a...
One proposed etiology about separation anxiety is that children may...
By 1960, as part of the patients' rights movement, patients' rights...
Compared to men, women with schizophrenia tend to have more severe...
Electroconvulsive therapy was originally designed to treat which...
Paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and...
Bipolar depression is more common than unipolar depression.
One criticism of family systems theory is that it focuses more on...
The majority of individuals with antisocial personality...
Few suicidal people give clues and signs regarding their suicidal...
At age 35, Lane, who was married with three young children,...
Avery has suffered with bouts of depression most of his life. In this...
Brian and Suzanne are about to become first-time parents. They are...
Drilling circular holes in the skulls of people displaying abnormal...
Sharma, who has low self-esteem, chronic bouts of depression, and poor...
Dr. Zettler has a client about his son's age. He sometimes thinks of...
Which of the following is a technique used in psychoanalysis?
According to Freud's theory, there are two basic drives that...
To be diagnosed with ______________, you have to have 4 pain symptoms...
After breaking up with her boyfriend, Lin tells herself, "It's all my...
IQ tests measure a broad range of abilities, including practical and...
Hallucinations tend to
After returning from his second tour of duty in Iraq, Seth developed...
In the Hailey family, the children, aunts and uncles, and grandparents...
According to the Big 5 Personality Traits, an individual who scores...
Men and ethnic minorities are 5 times more likely to be diagnosed with...
___________ is a method of responding in which the therapist attempts...
Insomnia is part of what category of PTSD?
Secondary prevention programs focus on stopping the development of...
Children with _______ are often described as "brilliant." They may...
________ is often high among girls with conduct disorder.
In class we talked about akathisia, which is a rare but serious side...
Oppositional defiant disorder in adolescence is regarded as more...
Which of the following childhood disorders is more likely to be...
A maladaptive upbringing and chronic stress are examples of...
Positive therapy is designed to fix personal weaknesses.
Maria is expected in court tomorrow on her third drunk driving...
Which of the following personality characteristics seems to best...
Dennis was recently diagnosed with dementia. According to the DSM-IV,...
As discussed in class, most suicides occur
According to the ABC's of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT),...
Between 50 and 80 percent of women in prison have antisocial...
Research on myths and facts about suicide indicates that most suicidal...
According to research on risk factors, which individual is most...
Of the various types of schizophrenia, the paranoid subtype is the...
Yvonne, age 45, has been an alcoholic since college. She has a history...
Ricara believes she is pregnant but physical examination and...
If a test assesses all the important aspects of a phenomenon, the test...
Approximately 34% of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia live
Gina was only 16 when she committed suicide. Research shows that...
The broad beliefs we have about ourselves, our relationships, and the...
About 25% of us will personally know someone who dies by...
Which of the following groups has the lowest rates of...
Predictive validity refers to a test that yields the same results as...
The most important strategy for Rational Emotive Therapy is
Prior to his suicide, Jeremiah felt completely alienated from his...
1. _______ before acute symptoms...
Cognitive theories focus on _____.