James is a security guard at the mall who seems lost in his own world, and seems somewhat eccentric to others. Often, he feels the presence of his dead mother nearby. He knows it is an illusion and that she is not real. Her presence does give him comfort. James probably would be diagnosed with
a. schizoaffective disorder
b. schizotypal personality disorder.
c. schizoid personality disorder.
d. brief psychotic disorder.
b
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b. She is more likely than average to be shy around strangers. c. She is more likely than average to be good at recognizing emotional expressions. d. She is more likely than average to have a strong sex drive.
A college student faced with upcoming exams and term papers responds to his resulting feelings of anxiety by reorganizing his notes, rearranging his bookshelves, cleaning out his desk drawer, and straightening up his closet. He would be showing symptoms of
a. claustrophobia. b. psychogenic fugue. c. disorganized schizophrenia. d. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
When deciding between playing a lottery with an 80% chance of winning $4,000 or receiving $3,000 outright, most people choose the _____ because of the _____.
A) lottery; preference for variable rewards B) lottery; rational choice theory C) $3,000; sunk-cost fallacy D) $3,000; certainty effect
The ____________________ of mental illness suggests that abnormal behavior is symptomatic of an underlying "disease," which can be "cured" with the appropriate therapy
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