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Question 161

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To break the vicious cycle of depression, the social-cognitive perspective suggests that people should be encouraged to explain their failures in terms that are both

A) internal and stable.
B) external and global.
C) internal and global.
D) external and temporary.

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Question 162

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Jeremy experiences so much anxiety about taking the elevator that he climbs 10 flights of stairs to get to his office each workday. Jeremy appears to suffer from

A) posttraumatic stress disorder.
B) specific phobia.
C) bipolar disorder.
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Question 163

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Major depressive disorder is said to occur when signs of depression last at least

Although the cause of eating disorders is still unknown, proposed explanations focus on all the following, EXCEPT

Women are ________ likely than men to attempt suicide. Men are ________ likely than women to actually end their lives.

A disorder in which a person loses contact with reality and experiences irrational ideas and disordered perceptions is a

People who eat a "Mediterranean Diet" that is heavy on vegetables, fish, and olive oil have a comparatively low risk of developing

Anxiety is considered disordered if it is

The suggestion that dissociative identity disorder symptoms are created as defenses against the anxiety caused by one's own unacceptable impulses best illustrates the

Self-blaming attributions are most likely to be associated with

Incapacitating efforts to avoid specific anxiety-producing situations is most indicative of certain

Which of the following statements concerning the labeling of disordered behaviors is NOT true?

The DSM-5's new category of disruptive mood disregulation disorder will likely

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

Generalized anxiety disorder is often accompanied by

The fact that disorders such as schizophrenia are universal and influenced by heredity, whereas other disorders such as anorexia nervosa are culture-bound provides evidence for the ________ model of psychological disorders.

A learning theory would be most likely to emphasize the role of ________ in the onset of anxiety disorders.

Linkage analysis is of greatest interest to those who attempt to explain mood disorders from a ________ perspective.

Significant dysfunction in a person's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors is most clearly an indication of

Anorexia nervosa is typically characterized by