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and anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorder in the United States afflicting nearly blank of the adult population yearly

19%

most modern personality theorists believe in the centrality of certain "robust factors" known informally as the "big ________"

5

newborn infants spend about blank percent of their sleep time in rem, while adults spend about blank percent of their sleep time in rem

50 / 20

how many true false cannot say questions are on the mmpi-2

567

how long is a normal sleep cycle, in which a sleeper progresses through some or all of the sleep stages

90-120 minutes

which of the following is most accurate about a typical night's sleep

Ashley progresses, deeper sleep diminishes while REM sleep increases

which of the following famous psychologist is associated with the psychodynamic perspective

Carl Jung

according to Claires friends, she never exhibited signs of did. however, after watching Sibyl on TV and visiting a therapist regularly, Claire begin exhibiting different personalities. a socio-cultural theory of development of Claires did which suggests that

Claires Alters appeared in response to exposure to media and therapists suggestions

the _________, published in May 2013, is most up-to-date edition of the diagnostic and statistical Manual of mental disorders

DSM-5

which brain waves are probably dominant in the brain of someone who is sleepwalking

Delta

ned has an uncontroolable urge to check under his car to make sure that he has not hurt anyone every time he passes a parked car on the street. ned would probably be identified as having symptoms associated with ______

OCD

which psychological diaorder would be diagnosed when an individual continously experiences distressing or frightening thought, and engages in obsessions (repetitive thoughts) or compulsions (repetitive behaviors) in an attempt to calm these thoughts.

OCD

after carlos had been asleep for about an hour and a half, his heart began to beat faster, his breathing became fast and irregular, and his closed eyes began to dart back and forth. carlos was most likely experiencing which stage of sleep?

REM

what is the name of the projective test created by Henry Murray that uses cards containing pictures of fig but suggestive situations

TAT

which of the following defines Mania

a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

which one of the following describe her sleep apena

a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessation of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary Awakenings

the risk of suicide is greatest when people

began to rebound from their depression

the fact that schizophrenia tends to run in families is evidence supporting the blank of mental disorders

biopsychosocial model

which of the following is most widely consumed psychoactive substance

caffeine

after flying from California to New York, Arthur experience the Restless, was sleepless night. His problem was most likely caused by destruction of his normal

circadian rhythm

schizophrenia is primarily a problem of _______________, but does include issues of emotional imbalances and psychomotor disturbances

cognition

psychologists refer to this psychological term as our awareness of ourselves and our environment

conciousness

__________ are false beliefs, often persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorder not commonly shared with other witin ones culture and are maintained even though it is obvioualy out of touch with reality

delusion

because it is so pervasive, blank is often considered the common cold of psychological disorders

depression

trait theorists are more concerned with blank personality than with blank it

describing / explaining

___________ is a type of schizophrenia is marked primarily by confusion, and coherence, is a type of schizophrenia is marked primarily by confusion, and coherence, flat or inappropriate affect, and a lack of goal oriented behavior

disorganized schizophrenia

it has been suggested that the desperate efforts of traumatized victims to detach themselves from the experience of severe and prolonged abused May contribute to

dissociative identity disorder

this psychological term describes a rare disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Formerly called multiple personality disorder

dissociative identity disorder

in psychodynamic psychology, this is the component of Personality that largely conscious controller or decision maker of personality

ego

the cartoon character Charlie Brown, who was known for being continually tense, having extreme dread, pessimism, General worry and apprehension, could be diagnosed by a psychological / psychiatrist as having which anxiety disorder

generalized anxiety disorder

seeing one-eyed monsters would be a blank. Believing that you are Christopher Columbus would be a blank

hallucination / delusion

__________ are false sensory experience, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus

hallucinations

blank is a contemporary psychological approach that emphasizes personal growth, resilience, and the achievement of human potential

humanistic psychology

on the basis of controlled laboratory and clinical research studies, which of the following statements correctly describes hypnosis

hypnosis can be useful in the treatment of some medical and psychological problems

Layla has difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. Layla is most likely suffering from which sleep Associated psychological disorder

insomnia

researchers have demonstrated that people trained to perform tasks recall them better after a night's sleep then after several hours awake. This finding suggests that sleep

is involved in the process of consolidating memory

According to Freud which of the following is true of the ego

it operates the reality principle

which of the following statements about schizophrenia is backed up by scientific evidence

it varies from person to person and severity, duration, and prognosis

when a person travels from one city to another considerably further away, the peraon may experience ________ when the bodys biological rhythms are not "on time" and the experience fatigue and drowsiness.

jet lag

Freud called the remembered storyline of a dream it's blank content

manifest

the major criticism of humanistic theories of personality is that blank

many of the humanistic assumptions for example of empathy or growth are impossible to test

about 3 hours after he falls asleep, Bobby often since I have the bed screaming and coherently. Its mother tries to awaken him, but with no success. His post racist and he guessed for breath. The next morning, he remembers nothing. It appears that Bobby suffers from

night terrors

According to Freud personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages. The first stage that children experience develop during the first year of life and is called the blank stage

oral

which anxiety disorder is marked by unpredictable, episodes of intense dread in which a person experience terror and accompanying chest pain, chocking, or other frightening sensations that have led to significant behavioral changes in the persons life

panic disoder

Jake hears loud voices in his head that tell him repeatedly that he is worthless. what symptom of schizophrenia is he exhibiting

paranoid

____________ schizophrenia is easily recognizable because of the presence of prominant delusions such as delusions of grandeur and jealousy

paranoid

Grady has experience mild, I'm going sadness and loss of interest for the past few years. Grady is most likely to be diagnosed with what the DSM categorizes as

persistive depressive disorder

Freud was the first modern psychologist to suggests that

personality has an unconscious component into significantly influenced in childhood

which psychological term describes a questionnaire on which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors.

personality inventories

melatonin, a hormone that aids in falling asleep, is released by the

pineal gland

repeated distressing dreams and intrusive memories of an intensely fearful and life-threatening experience are symptoms most commonly associated with

post-traumatic stress disorder

the central idea of blank is because the test material has no established meaning, the test taker will project his or her unconcious feelings onto the test items

protective measures

which alternative correctly defines the superego

represents morality and thoughts

____________ is defined as a serious mental disorder marked by delusions, hallucinations, loss of contact with reality, inappropriate affect, disorganized speech, social withdrawl, and deterioration of adaptive behavior.

schizophrenia

evidence suggests that prenatal viral infections can contribute to

schizophrenia

according to the medical model, psychological disorders are

sickness that need to be diagnosed and cured

compared with when they were only 20 years old, 60 - year olds

spend less time in deep sleep

research on the causes of schizophrenia strongly suggests that

there is a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia

which of the following is a better explanation of an obsessive compulsive disorder

unwanted, intrusive thoughts, or urges to perform specific behaviors

Leonardo suffers from schizophrenia and lives in an institution. one day he walked up to one of the staff members and said, humble Parts on the window Overlook flying dunk myride nevertheless honcho overload. Leonardo's speech is an example of

word salad


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