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Mood Disorder
A)A disorder in which individuals have difficulty developing a secure sense of who they are.
B)Manifested by a combination of symptoms that interfere with an ability to work, sleep, and eat.
C)A mental disorder in which a person's moods or emotions become extreme and interfere with daily life.
D)Emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavior, even when such behavior is abnormal.
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Somatoform Disorder
A)The idea that people's behavior is shaped by family group, society, and culture.
B)A mental disorder that causes distorted thoughts and ideas.
C)Behavior that causes distress and prevents people from functioning in their daily lives.
D)A mental disorder in which a person complains of physical symptoms for which no underlying physical cause can be found.
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Borderline Personality Disorder
A)Characterized by obsessions or compulsions.
B)A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a new identity.
C)A disorder in which individuals have difficulty developing a secure sense of who they are.
D)An irresistible urge to do or say something.
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Cognitive Perspective
A)Characterized by an unrealistic, excessive fear of having a serious illness.
B)Marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity.
C)The perspective that suggests that people's thoughts and beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior.
D)Psychological problems that take on a physical (somatic) form, but for which there is no medical cause.
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Abnormal Behavior
A)Behavior that causes distress and prevents people from functioning in their daily lives.
B)Anxiety disorder that takes the form of panic attacks
C)Long-term, persistent anxiety and worry.
D)a disorder characterized by antisocial behavior
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Personality Disorder
A)A physical symptom with no organic basis.
B)A condition characterized by behavior that is inflexible and interferes with a person's life.
C)Characterized by the separation of a person's personality that is normally integrated.
D)The idea that a mental illness can be explained physical examination of the individual, which may reveal a hormonal imbalance, a chemical deficiency, or a brain injury.
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Dissociative Amnesia
A)A condition characterized by behavior that is inflexible and interferes with a person's life.
B)Suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts regarding sex and aggression.
C)Fixed idea that takes over all thought.
D)A disorder in which a significant, selective memory loss occurs.
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Psychoanalytic Perspective
A)A person displaying characteristics of two or more distinct personalities.
B)A mental disorder in which a person's moods or emotions become extreme and interfere with daily life.
C)Suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts regarding sex and aggression.
D)Characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
A)A type of depression that has either subtle or extreme "high" periods alternating with "low" periods.
B)An extreme fear of something.
C)Characterized by obsessions or compulsions.
D)Developmental disability that impairs children's ability to communicate and relate to others.
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Compulsion
A)A disorder in which a significant, selective memory loss occurs.
B)An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
C)An irresistible urge to do or say something.
D)The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem.
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Dissociative Fugue
A)A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a new identity.
B)Constant feelings of anxiety and fear with physical symptoms.
C)The perspective that suggests that people's thoughts and beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior.
D)A mental disorder in which a person's moods or emotions become extreme and interfere with daily life.
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Schizophrenia
A)Manifested by a combination of symptoms that interfere with an ability to work, sleep, and eat.
B)An extreme fear of something.
C)A mental disorder that causes distorted thoughts and ideas.
D)An irresistible urge to do or say something.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
A)A physical symptom with no organic basis.
B)Long-term, persistent anxiety and worry.
C)Psychological problems that take on a physical (somatic) form, but for which there is no medical cause.
D)Anxiety disorder that takes the form of panic attacks.
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Panic disorder
A)The idea that people's behavior is shaped by family group, society, and culture.
B)Anxiety disorder that takes the form of panic attacks.
C)Constant feelings of anxiety and fear with physical symptoms.
D)The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem.
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Behavioral Perspective
A)Characterized by obsessions or compulsions.
B)The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem.
C)A disorder in which individuals have difficulty developing a secure sense of who they are.
D)A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a new identity.
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Sociocultural Perspective
A)A type of depression that has either subtle or extreme "high" periods alternating with "low" periods
B)A person displaying characteristics of two or more distinct personalities.
C)The idea that people's behavior is shaped by family group, society, and culture.
D)Long-term, persistent anxiety and worry.
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A)Characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
B)A disorder in which a significant, selective memory loss occurs.
C)Marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity.
D)An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
A)Characterized by an unrealistic, excessive fear of having a serious illness.
B)A person displaying characteristics of two or more distinct personalities
C)Fixed idea that takes over all thought.
D)Suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts regarding sex and aggression.
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Hypochondriasis
A)A condition characterized by behavior that is inflexible and interferes with a person's life.
B)Characterized by an unrealistic, excessive fear of having a serious illness.
C)Characterized by the separation of a person's personality that is normally integrated.
D)A disorder characterized by antisocial behavior.
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Autism
A)Developmental disability that impairs children's ability to communicate and relate to others.
B)Behavior that causes distress and prevents people from functioning in their daily lives.
C)The idea that a mental illness can be explained physical examination of the individual, which may reveal a hormonal imbalance, a chemical deficiency, or a brain injury.
D)Emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavior, even when such behavior is abnormal.
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Anxiety Disorders
A)A disorder in which individuals have difficulty developing a secure sense of who they are.
B)Manifested by a combination of symptoms that interfere with an ability to work, sleep, and eat.
C)Constant feelings of anxiety and fear with physical symptoms.
D)Characterized by obsessions or compulsions.
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Mania
A)Characterized by an unrealistic, excessive fear of having a serious illness.
B)The idea that people's behavior is shaped by family group, society, and culture.
C)Emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavior, even when such behavior is abnormal.
D)An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
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Bipolar Disorder
A)A type of depression that has either subtle or extreme "high" periods alternating with "low" periods
B)An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
C)A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a new identity.
D)Marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity.
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Humanistic Perspective
A)A mental disorder that causes distorted thoughts and ideas.
B)Constant feelings of anxiety and fear with physical symptoms.
C)Emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavior, even when such behavior is abnormal.
D)The idea that a mental illness can be explained physical examination of the individual, which may reveal a hormonal imbalance, a chemical deficiency, or a brain injury.
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Medical Perspective
A)Anxiety disorder that takes the form of panic attacks.
B)Suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts regarding sex and aggression.
C)A mental disorder that causes distorted thoughts and ideas.
D)The idea that a mental illness can be explained physical examination of the individual, which may reveal a hormonal imbalance, a chemical deficiency, or a brain injury.
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
A)Characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
B)Marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity.
C)Developmental disability that impairs children's ability to communicate and relate to others.
D)The perspective that suggests that people's thoughts and beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior.
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Obsession
A)A physical symptom with no organic basis.
B)A person displaying characteristics of two or more distinct personalities.
C)Characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
D)Fixed idea that takes over all thought.
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Conversion Disorder
A)Behavior that causes distress and prevents people from functioning in their daily lives.
B)A physical symptom with no organic basis.
C)A disorder characterized by antisocial behavior.
D)A mental disorder in which a person's moods or emotions become extreme and interfere with daily life.
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Dissociative Disorders
A)Anxiety disorder that takes the form of panic attacks.
B)Characterized by the separation of a person's personality that is normally integrated.
C)An extreme fear of something.
D)A type of depression that has either subtle or extreme "high" periods alternating with "low" periods
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Major Depression
A)A disorder in which a significant, selective memory loss occurs.
B)Psychological problems that take on a physical (somatic) form, but for which there is no medical cause.
C)Manifested by a combination of symptoms that interfere with an ability to work, sleep, and eat.
D)Developmental disability that impairs children's ability to communicate and relate to others.
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Phobia
A)An extreme fear of something.
B)The perspective that suggests that people's thoughts and beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior.
C)An irresistible urge to do or say something.
D)Characterized by the separation of a person's personality that is normally integrated.
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Antisocial personality disorder
A)A disorder characterized by antisocial behavior.
B)Long-term, persistent anxiety and worry.
C)A condition characterized by behavior that is inflexible and interferes with a person's life.
D)The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem.







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