Abnormal Psychology Questions
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binge drinking is highest rate among what two racial groups?
TRUE OR FALSE. tobacco related disorders have a high comorbidity with anxiety.
Which treatment for depersonalization/derealization disorder was mentioned.
What is an ethical consideration when diagnosing Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
What etiological reason for depersonalization/derealization disorder was mentioned in the PowerPoint?
According to psychodynamic theorist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann(1948), schizophrenia is caused by:
Since 1950, interest in psychological explanation for schizophrenia, as opposed to genetic and biological explanations, have:
The cognitive view of schizophrenia is based on the assumption that those with schizophrenia experience strange and unreal sensations:
Occasionally, you see or hear things. Your friends tell you it's your imagination, but eventually, you come to think your friends are hiding something and you develop delusions of persecution to explain their behavior. This thinking leads you down the "rational path to madness. This scenario is consistent with the:
Families that display high levels of expressed emotion do all EXCEPT:
David Rosenhan (1973) sent eight normal people to various psychiatric hospitals. All eight complained of hearing voices that said " empty", "hollow" and "thud" After being admitted to one of the hospitals, each person acted normally, yet all were diagnosed as having schizophrenia. One of the conclusions from this study is that:
A person is labeled by the community as having schizophrenia. Based on available evidence, it is MOST likely that:
The "rational path to madness" is MOST consistent with a:
People around those who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia begin to treat them as if they are "crazy" expecting and overreacting to odd behaviors that they might not even notice in others. This observation is MOST consistent with the _______ understanding of schizophrenia
A person diagnosed with schizophrenia is not hospitalized, yet eventually shows complete remission of symptoms. This pattern is:
Compared to those diagnosed with schizophrenia who live in developing countries, those diagnosed with schizophrenia who live in developed countries are:
A particular country has a nearly 3 percent prevalence for schizophrenia. That country:
A person with schizophrenia demonstrates poverty of speech and experiences auditory hallucinations. According to the "Type I-Type II" evaluation categorization, this person would be:
The decrease in the fluency and productivity of speech that is seen in schizophrenia is specifically termed:
People with schizophrenia who wave their arms around in wild motions and make kicking motions with their legs are experiencing