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A person who seeks therapy from a clinical psychologist because she is tense, has difficulty sitting still, and is continually worried about the future is suffering from |
| | A) | an anxiety disorder |
| | B) | a panic disorder |
| | C) | an obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| | D) | a somatoform disorder |
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A college student seeks help from the counseling center because he is experiencing frequent episodes during which he becomes very fearful, or even terrified, often for no apparent reason. A likely diagnosis for this student's problem is |
| | A) | phobic disorder |
| | B) | dysthymic disorder |
| | C) | panic disorder |
| | D) | conversion disorder |
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A person who has developed such an intense fear of insects that she rarely leaves her apartment has developed a |
| | A) | panic disorder |
| | B) | a post-traumatic stress disorder |
| | C) | a bipolar disorder |
| | D) | a phobic disorder |
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A student visits the student health service several times each week complaining of severe stomach pain, but no physical cause of his symptoms can be found. The student is experiencing a |
| | A) | panic disorder |
| | B) | bipolar disorder |
| | C) | somatoform disorder |
| | D) | dissociative disorder |
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A young man found wandering the streets of his hometown claimed that he did not know his name or where he lived. He was taken to a hospital for examination, but no physical injuries were found. After several days in the hospital, he awoke and remembered that he had had an argument with his parents that included threats of physical violence on both sides. In order to escape this stressful situation, the young man developed |
| | A) | dissociative amnesia |
| | B) | learned helplessness |
| | C) | agoraphobia |
| | D) | catatonic schiziophrenia |
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A middle-aged woman did not return from a shopping trip one day and was not found until the police located her in another city three months later. Formerly a restaurant owner, she was working as a server in a restaurant and had just been promoted to a supervisory role. She had rented an apartment and was engaged to be married. This behavior is an example of |
| | A) | paranoid schizophrenia |
| | B) | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| | C) | dissociative fugue |
| | D) | bipolar disorder |
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A psychologist who spends most of his time treating people suffering from depression and bipolar disorders focuses on |
| | A) | phobic disorders |
| | B) | somatoform disorders |
| | C) | dissociative disorders |
| | D) | mood disorders |
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A college student seen by a counseling psychologist stated that he had cut almost all his classes during the past two weeks, had experienced difficulty sleeping, and felt like his academic situation was hopeless. The psychologist's diagnosis would be |
| | A) | dissociative disorder |
| | B) | major depressive disorder |
| | C) | undifferentiated schizophrenia |
| | D) | bipolar disorder |
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After being depressed for two years following her divorce, a middle-aged woman makes an appointment with a clinical psychologist. She tells the psychologist that in addition to her mood, she lost weight and has never felt happy for more than a week during this time. The psychologist's diagnosis would be |
| | A) | bipolar disorder |
| | B) | major depressive disorder |
| | C) | paranoid schizophrenia |
| | D) | dysthymic disorder |
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For the past two weeks, a realtor has been so depressed that she can barely make the effort to show houses to prospective buyers. However, this period of depression was preceded by a similar period when her energy and enthusiasm enabled her to sell several houses. She is consulting a clinical psychologist because this is a recurring behavior pattern. The psychologist's diagnosis will be |
| | A) | major depressive disorder |
| | B) | hypochondriasis |
| | C) | bipolar disorder |
| | D) | panic disorder |
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Because of his age, a man in late middle age has been unable to find a permanent job since being laid off by his employer three years ago. During this time, he has had to sell many of his possessions and has been unable to provide the medical care his wife requires. He is referred to a clinical psychologist because he is apathetic and tells people that he can do nothing about his situation. This behavior is an example of |
| | A) | learned helplessness |
| | B) | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| | C) | catatonic schizophrenia |
| | D) | antisocial personality disorder |
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A psychologist who bases his diagnosis of a man's mental disorder primarily on the presence of hallucinations and delusions is making a diagnosis of |
| | A) | phobic disorder |
| | B) | mood disorder |
| | C) | dysthymia |
| | D) | schizophrenia |
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A man believes that his escape from a house destroyed by a tornado was a message that he has a special mission in life to advise the president about religious matters. He has been referred to a clinical psychologist because he believes that people opposed to his views are attempting to kill him in order to keep him from expressing them. The psychologist diagnosis would be |
| | A) | catatonic schizophrenia |
| | B) | disorganized schizophrenia |
| | C) | paranoid schizophrenia |
| | D) | undifferentiated schizophrenia |
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A clinical psychologist is treating a man whose behavior includes hallucinations, delusions, and incoherent speech and mannerisms. However, the man's behavior does not clearly fit a particular type of schizophrenia. The man's behavior is an example of |
| | A) | catatonic schizophrenia |
| | B) | disorganized schizophrenia |
| | C) | paranoid schizophrenia |
| | D) | undifferentiated schizophrenia |
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A clinical psychologist who explains his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia to a client's family by stating that she had a genetic predisposition to develop the disorder, and that the stress of losing her job was probably the precipitating event. The psychologist's explanation is based on |
| | A) | the diathesis-stress view |
| | B) | learned helplessness |
| | C) | an insanity defense |
| | D) | DSM-IV |
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