Exam 14: Statistics in Psychology

Which model of abnormality views abnormal behavior as the result of illogical thinking?

What symptoms of bipolar disorder are present in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Disorders in which there is a break in conscious awareness,memory,the sense of identity,or some combination are called _________.

The psychodynamic model holds that abnormal behavior is the result of ______.

Which of the following statements is true about the DSM-5?

False sensory perceptions that often take the form of hearing voices are called ______.

The psychodynamic model of abnormal behavior is based on the work of ______.

Nicholas is a man whom the local college students all think of as eccentric.Each day he stands on campus,smiling at people as they walk by,and he is known for his ever-present greeting of "Good luck!" In fact,the students at this campus have come to refer to him as "Good Luck Nick." Nobody knows if he has a home or if he is destitute,but Nicholas never asks for anything.Which of the four criteria of mental illness might Nicholas satisfy?

During the Renaissance,abnormal behavior was believed to result from ______.

The social or environmental setting of a person's behavior is referred to as _________.

Fear of public speaking and stage fright are both examples of ______ phobias.

Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when,without warning,her heart begins racing rapidly,she has a sensation of being "out of her body," and she experiences dulled vision and hearing,rapid breathing,and sweating.She thinks she is having a heart attack.Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode.Her symptoms MOST resemble ______.

Jenny has an intense interest in food but eats sparingly and with disgust.She has an intense fear of becoming obese,and even though she looks emaciated,she still claims she "feels fat" and refuses to eat enough to maintain even a minimal normal body weight for her frame.She is most likely suffering from __________.

Which neurotransmitter is not implicated in the development of mood disorders?

One clear sign of abnormality is when the behavior the person engages in creates a great deal of subjective discomfort.

Which of the following is a symptom of acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder?

Which of the following is an example of subjective discomfort?

A hospital patient was diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia because she was having both delusions and hallucinations.What type of symptoms are these?

The term affect is used by psychologists to refer to ______.

A dissociative state that involves sudden travel from home,the taking on of a new identity,and amnesia regarding the trip and one's actual personal information is called ______.