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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT INTRO TO PSYCH FINAL
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-Guarantee passing score -37 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Antisocial personality disorder is most likely to be characterized by
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A lack of guilt Question 2: Those with narcissistic personality disorder are likely to be preoccupied with
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Their own self-importance
Question 3: Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are major symptoms of
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ADHD Question 4: A fundamental problem with the diagnostic labeling of psychologically disordered behaviors is that the labels often
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bias our perceptions of the labeled person
Question 5: For the last month, Gabrielle has felt lethargic and has been unable to get out of bed in the morning. She has withdrawn from friends and family because she feels worthless and unlovable. Gabrielle is most likely suffering from
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Major depressive disorder Question 6: An adopted child's chances of developing schizophrenia ________ if the biological parents have schizophrenia. The child's chances ________ if the adopted parents have schizophrenia.
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increasell decirease Question 7: The medical model of psychologically disordered behavior is most likely to be criticized for neglecting the importance of
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social circumstances and psychological factors
Question 8: Cognitive changes that accompany depression include a(n)
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increased expectation of negative outcomes.Question 9: Researchers have suggested that the role-playing of fantasy-prone patients in response to the leading questions of therapists has often contributed to
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dissociative identity disorder Question 10: Inanna suffers from chronic depression. According to the social-cognitive perspective, how is she most likely to respond when told that she performed very poorly on a test she took the previous day?
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"I'm academically incompetent and always will be.Question 11: Ongoing patterns of behavior that are different from those of most other people in your culture are best characterized as
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deviant
Question 12: Low birth weight is a known risk factor for
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Schizophrenia Question 13: A disorder in which an individual is overexcited, hyperactive, and wildly optimistic is known as
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msnis Question 14: Many clinicians diagnose disorders by answering questions from five levels of the
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DSM-IV-TR
Question 15: Most political dissidents who survive dozens of episodes of torture do not later exhibit PTSD. This best illustrates survivor
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Resiliency Question 16: Misinterpreting normal physical sensations as symptoms of a dreaded disease is indicative of
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hypochondriasis Question 17: Disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity are most characteristic of ________ disorders.
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dissociative disorder Question 18: A breakdown in selective attention is most likely to be experienced by those who suffer from
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Schizophrenia
Question 19: In which disorder do people alternate between states of lethargic hopelessness and wild overexcitement?
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Bipolar disorder
Question 20: The risk of suicide is greatest when people
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begin to rebound from their depression
Question 21: A major depressive disorder is most likely to be characterized by
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Feelings of personal worthlessness
Question 22: The prominent feature of mood disorders is the experience of
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emotional extremes.Question 23: 'Pychologists are LEAST likely to suggest that ________ contribute(s) to the development of schizophrenia.
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neglectful child-rearing practices Question 24: Two years after being brutally beaten and raped, Brianna still experiences jumpy anxiety and has trouble sleeping and vivid flashbacks of her assault. Brianna is most clearly showing signs of
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
Question 25: One of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia is
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an expressionless face Question 26: Jabar, a 25-year-old auto mechanic, thinks he is Napoleon. He further believes he is being imprisoned against his will in the psychiatric hospital where his relatives have brought him for treatment. Jabar is most likely suffering from
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Schizophrenia