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Modern attempts to classify psychological disorders date back to
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Emil Kraepelin
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An episode of intense sadness that may last for several months is called ____
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Major depressive disorder
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The____ approach to psychological disorders suggest that we learn abnormal behaviors just as we learn other behaviors.
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Learning
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Disorders in which part of a person's personality is seperated from the rest and the person cannot reassble the pieces are know as ___
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Dissociative
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During an interview, a patient says he has frequently seen a hand come out of the bathroom sink to grab a bar of soap. The psychologist who is conducting the interview most likely writes that the patients presents evidence of
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Hallucinations
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A person who is constantly "on edge" and always apprehensive most likely suffers from
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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Re-experiencing a traumatic even long after the event is associated with ____ disorder
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PTSD
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Biological theorists note that there is trong evidence that ___ play an important role in depression.
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Genetic factors
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Excessive amounts of dopamine in the brain have been proposed as a cause of
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Schizophrenia
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According to the cognitive model of psychological disorders, maladaptive behavior is produced by
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Irrational beliefs or attitudes
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Tom's speech makes no sense. He acts childlike and giggles for no apparent reason. TOm would likely be diagnosed as which type of schizophrenia?
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Disorganized
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While Sid is sitting at his desk at work an image of harming his yound son pops into his head. Each time this occurs, he touches all four corners of his desk in a particular order. Sid probably suffers from
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD
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A severe reation that takes place immediately or very soon after an extremely stressful event is know as ___
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Acute stress disorder
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A(n) ___ is an ittational behavior disorder which you cannot control
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Compulsion
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Learning helplessness is a possible explanation for which disorder?
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Depression
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