In which of the following disorders is a person overwhelmed by a jumble of thoughts, sensations, images, and feelings that cannot be filtered out because of an impairment in selective attention?
a. a dissociative fugue state
b. post-traumatic stress disorder
c. schizophrenia
d. the psychopathic personality
C
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The Skinnerian version of behavior therapy:
a. has yet to be used effectively b. uses punishment extensively c. believes that behavior must be altered with pharmacological agents d. assumes that abnormal behavior is learned in the same way as any normal behavior
If you asked people what has frustrated them recently, most of them tend to mention a(n)
a. personal frustration. b. external, nonsocial frustration. c. external, social frustration. d. frustration due to pressure.
Susan was unable to explain or remember her frequent escapades, strange clothing, or phone calls from people she claimed she did not know. While in a therapy session, Susan's demeanor changed and she became Jan, who stated that Susan was a bore and did not know anything. Susan's psychologist thinks that Susan may be suffering from
a. schizophrenia. b. a dissociative fugue. c. a dissociative identity disorder. d. a bipolar disorder.
The following is NOT one of the three steps in the information processing model
A. response programming B. stimulus justification C. response selection D. stimulus identification