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A person who does not conform to the accepted norms of morality and behavior and is impulsive, callous, and manipulative is referred to as having _________?

A. Borderline personality disorder
B. Histrionic personality disorder
C. Paranoid personality disorder
D. Antisocial personality disorder

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Dopamen overactivity aappears to be most clearly related to: _____________?

A. Agoraphobia
B. Dysthymic disorder.
C. Flat affect.
D. Hallucinations.

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The symptoms of_______are likely to appear at an earlier age than the symptoms of__________?

A. Antisocial personality; schizophrenia
B. Major depression; alcohol abuse
C. Schizophrenia; obsessive-compulsive disorder
D. Obsessive-compulsive disorder,phobias

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Disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity are most characteristics of ________ disorders.

A. Generalized anxiety
B. Personality
C. Obsessive-compulsive
D. Dissociative

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Chantel’s four children were killed in an automobile accident,which Chantel survived.When police her about the events surrounding the accident, Chantel is unable to remember anything. She remembers getting into her car to drive her children to school,and she remembers her trip by ambulance to the local hospital, but everything in between is a complete “blank.” in this case, Chantel’s symptoms are MOST consistent with ___________?

A. Panic disorder
B. Conversion disorder
C. Generalized anxiety disorder
D. Dissociative amnesia

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James is an 18-year old college freshman. She has missed almost all her classes for the past month, and she spends most of time in her bedroom.Frequently, she is still no dressed when her parents come home from work,and she often hasn’t eaten anything all day.She thinks her whole life is a failure, and she blames herself for being a social misfit women everyone hatest Janae’s symptoms are MOST consistent with those seen in _____________?

A. Hypochondriasis
B. Generalized anxiety disorder
C. Major depressive disorder
D. Disorganized schizophrenia

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Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of: __________?

A. Hellucinations.
B. Depression.
C. Personality disorders.
D. Phobias

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The MOST accurate statement about why ECT works to the degree that it does is that

A. No one is really certain why it works
B. It acts as a form of aversion therapy
C. It alters neural circuits in the brain
D. It performs strong operant condition techniques

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Mr.Choi’s therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for parents. The therapist’s goal best reflects a primary aim of:

A. Operant conditioning techniques.
B. Psychoanalysis.
C. Cognitive therapy.
D. Client-centered therapy.

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The construction of an anxiety hierarchy and training in relaxation are important aspects of:

A. Systematic desensitization.
B. Biomedical therapy.
C. Interpersonal psychotherapy.
D. Aversive conditioning.

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