Exam 14: Abnormal Behavior

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about personality disorders?

Which personality disorder is characterized by low self-esteem and an inability to make independent decisions?

Traditionally,theories of rape have suggested that rape is motivated by:

What is generally forgotten in dissociative amnesia?

In ____________ disorder,individuals experience delusions of grandeur and persecution that are more subtle and believable than those seen in schizophrenia.

Troy leaves the house and wonders if he left the water running.He goes in and checks the water,goes back out,and wonders if he left the light on when he checked the water.He goes back to check the light,goes out,and wonders if the back door is open.This behavior continues for 25 minutes.Of the following,which disorder is Ben MOST likely suffering from?

"Thanks everlasting and Happy New Year to my nose for the Menthol Drops Company for my nose for my nose." With which type of schizophrenia is this odd speech MOST consistent?

Hippocrates was one of the first people to propose that abnormal behavior is caused by:

A ____________ is a strange false belief.

Advocates for the discontinuity hypothesis argue that the term "mental illness" should not be used because it implies that individuals have a sickness that separates them from the rest of society.

Compare and contrast generalized anxiety disorder with phobias and panic disorder.