Panic disorder is characterized by ____. The panic attacks are not due to a general medical condition or the effects of a substance, and they lead to significant changes in behavior usually related to avoiding another attack or its feared consequences.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
recurrent, spontaneous and unexpected panic attacks with anxiety about future attacks and their consequences
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In 2011, approximately how many American children between the ages of 4 and 17 years were diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
a. less than 1 percent b. about 7-8 percent c. about 11 percent d. about 15 percent
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
When presented with information about a case, psychologists are regularly in agreement about the diagnosis.
What was involved in Dr. Cameron's "psychic driving" technique, used in the 1950s?
a) The use of shock treatment in order to rebalance the brain's chemistry. b) To induce coma. c) The use of subliminal messages. d) To use the therapist's nonverbal behaviour to control patient's behaviour.
In his later writings, Freud hypothesized that conversion disorders in women stem from:
a) Fixation in the oral stage b) Fixation in the anal stage c) Excessive moral anxiety d) An unresolved Electra Complex