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Question 61

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Your friend has recently been diagnosed with a personality disorder. Based on what you know about the reliability of the diagnosis of personality disorders, you would have good reason to believe that ____.

A) your friend actually has a personality disorder
B) your friend actually does not have any type of disorder
C) another therapist might make a different diagnosis
D) another therapist would confirm the diagnosis

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Question 62

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Genetic studies on schizophrenia have shown that ____.

A) if an identical twin develops schizophrenia, the other twin has a 90% probability of also developing schizophrenia
B) the more genetically similar you are to a person who has schizophrenia, the more likely you will also develop the disorder
C) although the disorder is thought to have biological causes, it is not inherited
D) the disorder is the result of inappropriate cross-over gene material during meiosis, similar to what happens in Down's syndrome

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Question 63

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Cognitive components of anxiety include ____.

Based on the prevalence estimates of mental health disorders, it is likely that ____ of female adults in the United States will have a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.

Which of the following is most likely to be emphasized by the psychoanalytic perspective as a cause of mood disorders?

Freud believed that depression resulted from ____.

Cassandra has recently had several short but highly intense experiences in which physical anxiety suddenly overwhelms her, making her feel as if she is having a heart attack. Her symptoms are most consistent with ____.

Which of the following is TRUE about how the rates of mental health disorders compare for adult men and women in the United States?

A clinical psychologist who is attempting to make a mental illness diagnosis is likely to consult the ____.

Which of the following is TRUE about dissociative identity disorder (DID) ?

Danika has been sad and downcast for the last three years. She feels worthless and has difficulty making decisions, although she is able to manage her responsibilities for the most part. Danika is most likely to be diagnosed with ____.

A person who dies by suicide most likely ____.

Delusions are to disordered ____ as hallucinations are to disordered ____.

Biological research on antisocial personality disorder reveals ____.

Dr. March is a behavioral psychologist. How would she view an anxiety disorder?

Hurricane Katrina, the 9/11 attacks, and the Iraqi war are all most closely associated with ____.

The perspective of abnormal behavior that emphasizes the effect of thinking, expectations, and mental assumptions is the ____ perspective.

The difference between a somatic symptom disorder and a medical disorder is that ____.

It has been determined that Erin has six distinct personalities, each with their own memories and mannerisms. Erin is most likely to be diagnosed with ____.

Raymond is a person with schizophrenia who spends much of his time just sitting, showing little interest in any activities. What symptom is Raymond manifesting?