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25 Cards in this Set
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_____ may occur when a person who is attacked by a fierce dog later develops a fear of all dogs. |
Stimulus Generalization |
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Dr. Cobbs believes that psychological disorders are influenced by genetic predispositions and physiological states. He is also aware that inner psychological dynamics, social dynamics, and culture influence psychological disorders. Dr. Cobbs believes in a: |
Biopsychosocial Approach |
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John is a patient who reports significant anger, hostility, and overall disregard for people. He has been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. His personality disorder belongs on which DSM-IV-TR axis? |
Axis II |
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The link between conditioned fear and general anxiety helps explain why anxious people are _____ to possible threats, and how panic-prone people come to associate anxiety with certain cues. |
hyperattentive |
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Fear-learning experiences that traumatize the brain can also create fear circuits within the: |
amygdala |
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The anterior cingulate cortex is especially likely to show elevated activity in people who suffer from: |
OCD |
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Dr. Sorenson meets with a client who displays both psychological problems and problems functioning in her daily life. Which of the five axes of the DSM-IV-TR would Dr. Sorenson use to assess this client's personal functioning? |
Axis V |
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The anterior cingulate cortex is especially likely to show elevated activity in people who suffer from: |
obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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Using _____, researchers have created chronically anxious, ulcer-prone rats by giving them unpredictable electric shocks. |
classical conditioning |
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If you have too much _____, your brain's alarm centers may become overactive. |
glutamate |
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The _____ in the brain monitors our actions and checks for errors. |
anterior cingulate cortex |
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With respect to obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsession is to thought as compulsion is to _____. |
action |
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Upon Roger's admission to the psychiatric unit, Dr. Weaver began her evaluation of him. When she asked why he is here, he responded that "the binary code knows the answer to the riddle that is in the middle on the griddle. Furthermore, I know that the horned head of Zeus rises in the early morning." Roger may have this subtype of schizophrenia. |
disorganized |
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In the context of schizophrenia, perception is to _____ as cognition is to delusion. |
hallucination |
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In the context of schizophrenia, hallucination is to delusion as _____ is to _____. |
perception; cognition |
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_____ is characterized by periods of immobility or excessive, purposeless movement. |
catatonia |
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Manic-depressive disorder is now usually called _____. |
bipolar disorder |
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Owen is a heavy smoker, and for the past three months, he has been severely depressed. Owen's doctor told him that it is likely that he smokes so much because nicotine can temporarily increase levels of _____, a neurotransmitter scarce during depression. |
norepinephrine |
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The _____ perspective has linked the experience of depression with learned helplessness. |
social-cognitive |
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Of the eating disorders described in the text, significant binge eating is associated with _____ and binge-eating disorder. |
bulimia nervosa |
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Angel has been arrested for grand theft auto. He claims that it wasn't him and that he knows nothing about the crime, and that his alter ego must have done it. The court-appointed psychiatrist knows immediately that Angel does NOT suffer from _____ as the host is never co-conscious with the alter egos. |
dissociative identity disorder |
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According to data from the National Institute of Mental Health, _____ is the MOST common anxiety disorder in the U.S. |
phobia |
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Of the eating disorders described in the text, _____ does NOT involve excessive exercise. |
binge eating disorder |
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_____ is a mental disorder most likely to lead to poverty. |
Schizophrenia |
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Bruno has been arrested for grand theft auto. He claims that it wasn't him and that he knows nothing about the crime as his alter ego must have done it. The court-appointed psychiatrist knows immediately that Angel does not suffer from _____ disorder as the host is never co-conscious with the alter egos. |
dissociative identity |