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Mr. Hoffman has always been cautious with his money. But over the past two weeks, he has developed grandiose plans to bet his entire savings on a single horse race. With unrestrained exuberance he has also been giving everybody he sees unsolicited advice on how to make millions in the stock market. Mr. Hoffman's behavior is most indicative of:

This behavior is not indicative of a disorder. The symptoms would need to be severe and prolonged to indicate a disorder.

After a car accident, Omar is left with damage to his ____________. His doctor tells him he will likely be able to remember something that he has come to fear, but he will not experience the emotional effect when he is exposed to it.

amygdala

Humans learn to fear situations and objects through the process of association. The ____________ plays an important role in associating various emotions with certain situations.

amygdala

Uncontrollable thoughts and worries are to _____ as uncontrollable behaviors are to _____.

obsessions; compulsions

People who are troubled by repetitive thoughts or actions are suffering from:

obsessive compulsive disorder.

In a disorder called _____, the person suffers from repetitive, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors that the individual feels driven to perform.

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Without success, Maxine spends hours each day trying to suppress the intrusive worry that she may have forgotten to lock her house when she left for work. Her experience is most symptomatic of a(n):

obsessive-compulsive disorder.

When people suffer from a(n) ____________, they often feel intense fear that something horrible is about to happen. These feelings last minutes and include heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and dizziness.

panic attack

Several times in the past two months, Petra has experienced a racing heart, intense fear that something horrible is about to happen, and inability to breathe. Petra most likely suffers from:

panic attacks.

Symptoms that can be incorrectly perceived as a heart attack are most characteristic of:

panic disorder.

Individuals with intense fears of specific objects or situations that disrupt their ability to cope are known to have:

phobias.

Most combat-stressed soldiers do not later exhibit PTSD. This best illustrates survivor:

resiliency.

Brianna is a 20-year-old who lives in a small town. She has always been extremely shy, but lately she has been feeling intensely afraid that others are scrutinizing her. She avoids speaking in class, she no longer goes to parties, and she starts trembling whenever she is in a public place. Brianna seems to be suffering from a:

social anxiety disorder.

A person attacked by a fierce dog develops a fear of all dogs. This best illustrates:

stimulus generalization.

In obsessive-compulsive disorder, _____ are among is the most common obsessions.

worries about germs, dirt, or other forms of contamination