Question 1

Those with a borderline personality disorder are most likely to display

Accepted Answer

A)   a lack of guilt feelings.
B)   delusions of persecution.
C)   apathy and lack of energy.
D)   dramatic,attention-getting behaviors.

Question 2

Patricia has been diagnosed with bulimia nervosa.Which of the following is a key characteristic of her eating disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   loss of appetite,especially for high-calorie foods
B)   extreme weight loss
C)   binge eating and purging by self-induced vomiting
D)   being unaware of the fact that she has an eating disorder

Question 3

Midori's therapist suggests that she developed dissociative identity disorder as a way of protecting herself from an awareness of her own hatred for her abusive mother.The therapist's suggestion most directly reflects a ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)   social-cognitive
B)   biosocial
C)   biological
D)   psychodynamic

Question 4

Amber is extremely afraid of rejection,and so she has withdrawn from social contact.She would most likely be considered to have a(n) ________ personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)   avoidant
B)   narcissistic
C)   borderline
D)   antisocial

Question 5

Several weeks after being fired from a job he had held for more than 20 years,Landon awoke one morning in a state of bewildered confusion.He had little sense of who he was and even failed to recognize his wife.Landon's experience is most indicative of

Accepted Answer

A)   a dissociative disorder.
B)   borderline personality disorder.
C)   schizotypal personality disorder.
D)   bulimia nervosa.

Question 6

Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities is a symptom of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   eating disorder.
B)   dissociative disorder.
C)   personality disorder.
D)   antisocial personality disorder.

Question 7

The levels of stress hormones among adults with ________ were lower than average when they were teenagers.

Accepted Answer

A)   dissociative identity disorder
B)   binge-eating disorder
C)   antisocial personality disorder
D)   avoidant personality disorder

Question 8

The dramatic increase in reported cases of dissociative identity disorder beginning in the 1980s most strongly suggests to skeptics that symptoms of this disorder involve

Accepted Answer

A)   illicit drug usage.
B)   promiscuous sexual behavior.
C)   binge eating.
D)   role playing.

Question 9

Tyree is so fearful of rejection by others that he avoids all but the most necessary social contact with others.He tends to stay in his apartment where he works from his computer and only goes out to make necessary purchases.Tyree is demonstrating the symptoms of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   avoidant personality.
B)   antisocial personality.
C)   schizotypal personality.
D)   borderline personality.

Question 10

The experience of a fugue state is indicative of a(n) ________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)   eating
B)   personality disorder
C)   dissociative
D)   emotional intelligence

Question 11

Within the last year,Mr.Shangkun has been fired by three different employers because they each discovered that he was stealing money or materials from their companies.Although he feels no remorse for his misdeeds,his outward signs of repentance have dissuaded his former employers from taking him to court.Mr.Shangkun's behavior is most indicative of

Accepted Answer

A)   antisocial personality disorder.
B)   avoidant personality disorder.
C)   a dissociative disorder.
D)   borderline personality disorder.

Question 12

Individuals who are most vulnerable to anorexia nervosa are those who live in cultures that idealize

Accepted Answer

A)   excessive exercise.
B)   binge eating.
C)   thin bodies.
D)   novel foods.

Question 13

Lana is about the right weight for her age and height.Nevertheless,whenever she goes on an eating binge,she purges the excessive food by self-induced vomiting.It is likely that Lana suffers from

Accepted Answer

A)   anorexia nervosa.
B)   bulimia nervosa.
C)   a personality disorder.
D)   a fugue state.

Question 14

A lack of conscience is most characteristic of those who experience ________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)   a dissociative
B)   antisocial personality
C)   schizotypal personality
D)   avoidant personality

Question 15

Food binges that alternate with vomiting are most characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A)   anorexia nervosa.
B)   bipolar disorder.
C)   bulimia nervosa.
D)   binge-eating disorder.

Question 16

College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murderers.Under hypnosis,they typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist.This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve

Accepted Answer

A)   low self-esteem.
B)   unconscious fear.
C)   biosocial factors.
D)   role playing.

Question 17

Sixteen-year-old Jill loves ice cream and other rich foods,but she has become increasingly anxious about gaining too much weight.Jill frequently overeats and then intentionally vomits in an attempt to control her weight.Jill most clearly suffers from

Accepted Answer

A)   dissociative identity disorder.
B)   bulimia nervosa.
C)   binge-eating disorder.
D)   anorexia nervosa.

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The levels of stress hormones among adults with ________ were lower than average when they were teenagers.

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Midori's therapist suggests that she developed dissociative identity disorder as a way of protecting herself from an awareness of her own hatred for her abusive mother.The therapist's suggestion most directly reflects a ________ perspective.

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Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities is a symptom of a(n)

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Lana is about the right weight for her age and height.Nevertheless,whenever she goes on an eating binge,she purges the excessive food by self-induced vomiting.It is likely that Lana suffers from

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Sixteen-year-old Jill loves ice cream and other rich foods,but she has become increasingly anxious about gaining too much weight.Jill frequently overeats and then intentionally vomits in an attempt to control her weight.Jill most clearly suffers from

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The experience of a fugue state is indicative of a(n) ________ disorder.

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Several weeks after being fired from a job he had held for more than 20 years,Landon awoke one morning in a state of bewildered confusion.He had little sense of who he was and even failed to recognize his wife.Landon's experience is most indicative of

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Tyree is so fearful of rejection by others that he avoids all but the most necessary social contact with others.He tends to stay in his apartment where he works from his computer and only goes out to make necessary purchases.Tyree is demonstrating the symptoms of a(n)

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Patricia has been diagnosed with bulimia nervosa.Which of the following is a key characteristic of her eating disorder?

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Amber is extremely afraid of rejection,and so she has withdrawn from social contact.She would most likely be considered to have a(n) ________ personality disorder.

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The dramatic increase in reported cases of dissociative identity disorder beginning in the 1980s most strongly suggests to skeptics that symptoms of this disorder involve

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Food binges that alternate with vomiting are most characteristic of

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College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murderers.Under hypnosis,they typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist.This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve

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Individuals who are most vulnerable to anorexia nervosa are those who live in cultures that idealize

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A lack of conscience is most characteristic of those who experience ________ disorder.

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Those with a borderline personality disorder are most likely to display

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Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities is a symptom of a(n)

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Lana is about the right weight for her age and height.Nevertheless,whenever she goes on an eating binge,she purges the excessive food by self-induced vomiting.It is likely that Lana suffers from

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Sixteen-year-old Jill loves ice cream and other rich foods,but she has become increasingly anxious about gaining too much weight.Jill frequently overeats and then intentionally vomits in an attempt to control her weight.Jill most clearly suffers from

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The experience of a fugue state is indicative of a(n) ________ disorder.

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Several weeks after being fired from a job he had held for more than 20 years,Landon awoke one morning in a state of bewildered confusion.He had little sense of who he was and even failed to recognize his wife.Landon's experience is most indicative of

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Tyree is so fearful of rejection by others that he avoids all but the most necessary social contact with others.He tends to stay in his apartment where he works from his computer and only goes out to make necessary purchases.Tyree is demonstrating the symptoms of a(n)

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Patricia has been diagnosed with bulimia nervosa.Which of the following is a key characteristic of her eating disorder?

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The dramatic increase in reported cases of dissociative identity disorder beginning in the 1980s most strongly suggests to skeptics that symptoms of this disorder involve

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Food binges that alternate with vomiting are most characteristic of

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