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PSYCH 101 Exam 2 Psychological Disorders

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Ryan's social phobia has led him to lose jobs and relationships. In this case, Ryan has a disorder because his behavior is:
a. dangerous.
b. common.
c. medically based.
d. dysfunctional.
d. dysfunctional
Years after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event that render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of:
a. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
b. generalized anxiety disorder.
c. post-traumatic stress disorder.
d. dysthymic disorder.
c. post-traumatic stress disorder
From a learning perspective, phobias likely develop as a result of ___________, and ____________ helps to maintain them.
a. operant conditioning; observational learning
b. classical conditioning; reinforcement
c. operant conditioning; reinforcement
d. classical conditioning; observational learning
b. classical conditioning; reinforcement
Elaine feels that her life is empty. She has lost all interest in her career and hobbies, and wonders if she would be better off dead. She is most likely suffering from:
a. a dissociative identity disorder.
b. a generalized anxiety disorder.
c. an antisocial personality disorder.
d. a mood disorder.
d. a mood disorder
Mr. James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings. Mr. James is most clearly suffering from:
a. compulsions.
b. catatonia.
c. delusions.
d. hallucinations.
c. delusions
Over the past 50 years, the incidence of anorexia nervosa has steadily increased. This is most clearly attributable to:
a. cultural ideals of beauty that increasingly encourage thinness.
b. increasing levels of childhood sexual abuse.
c. the onset of adolescence at increasingly younger ages.
d. the decreasing emphasis on maintaining stable marriages.
a. cultural ideals of beauty that increasingly encourage thinness
Brandy, who tends to have a pessimistic explanatory style, learns that she earned a poor grade on her psychology exam. Which attribution is most likely to help her cope without becoming depressed?
a. "I'll always be a poor student."
b. "The teacher gave a particularly hard exam this time."
c. "Of course my grade is bad, since I can't do anything right."
d. "Once again I proved that I just don't know how to study."
b. "The teacher gave a particularly hard exam this time."
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