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To call psychological disorders "sicknesses" is especially likely to encourage research supporting the

A) the biopsychosocial approach.
B) the learning approach.
C) the social-cognitive approach.
D) the medical model.

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A learning theory would emphasize that ________ leads those with an obsessive-compulsive disorder to frequently repeat their compulsive behaviors.

A) genetics
B) a repressed memory
C) reinforcement
D) epigenetics

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Compared with men,women are much more likely to be diagnosed as suffering from

People with reactive schizophrenia more often have the ________ symptoms that respond to drug therapy.

The DSM-5 is most clearly designed to ________ psychological disorders.

A generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by

Alexis is socially withdrawn and has few close friends.This behavior is most likely to be diagnosed as a symptom of psychological disorder if it is

The hallucinations experienced by those who suffer from schizophrenia are most likely to involve ________ things that are not there.

Some genes influence anxiety disorders by regulating levels of neurotransmitters such as ________,which influences activity in the brain's alarm center.

Although the cause of antisocial personality disorder is unclear,some people do appear to have a genetic vulnerability.For example,twin and adoption studies indicate that biological relatives of those with antisocial and unemotional tendencies

Repeated distressing dreams and intrusive memories of an intensely fearful and life-threatening experience are symptoms most commonly associated with

Dogs come to fear neutral stimuli associated with shock.This best illustrates

A sudden loss of memory is a symptom of

Extensive amnesia,wandering or traveling,and confusion about one's personal identity are symptoms of

Rishi,a college student,complains that he feels apprehensive and fearful most of the time but doesn't know why.Without warning,his heart begins to pound,his hands get icy,and he breaks out in a cold sweat.Rishi most likely suffers from

Midori's therapist suggests that she developed a 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.

The onset of ________ nearly always begins after a person has broken diet restrictions and gorged.

Some critics note that the DSM-5's labels are subjective,thus creating expectations that lead to clinicians developing ________ when diagnosing and treating a patient.

In a study of antisocial crime,Adrian Raine analyzed the backgrounds of three groups of men with criminal records.One group had biological risk factors for criminal behavior,another group came from a background of poverty and family instability,and a third group was marked by both biological and social factors (biosocial group) .Which group demonstrated twice the risk for criminal behavior?

Obsessive thoughts typically ________ anxiety and compulsive behaviors typically ________ anxiety.