Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) include:
A. difficulty making emotional expressions.
B. delusions.
C. seeking stimuli associated with the traumatic event.
D. diminished interest in social activities.
Answer: D
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Which statement concerning emotional lives is true?
a. Older adults have more depressed emotional lives than young adults. b. Negative emotions are less common in older adults than in younger adults. c. Younger adults experience longer-lasting periods of positive emotions. d. No differences exist in the typical emotional lives of young versus older age adults.
Which event ends the traditional family life cycle?
a. Death of the last child b. Retirement c. Widowhood d. Death of the only remaining member of a family
When a patient arrives in the emergency room, he is restless and irritable with unlimited energy and a rapid rate of speech
The attending psychiatrist believes the patient has taken cocaine or amphetamines and admits him for observation. The next day the symptoms are the same. What condition with symptoms that are similar to those associated with amphetamine use might the psychiatrist now consider as a condition that is relevant to the diagnosis? a) mania b) dissociative fugue c) conversion disorder d) catatonic schizophrenia
On the MMPI, results are assessed according to
a. how the pattern of answers corresponds to that of people diagnosed with a specific disorder. b. how often the individual refers to specific ideas, such as aggression or sexuality. c. the degree of emotionality associated with results. d. how often an individual responds to questions that reflect aggression or some other concept.