Several times over the past month, Sam went to the hospital because he thought he was having a heart attack. His heart would race, he suddenly would be extremely anxious, and he could hardly breathe. If the diagnosis wasn't heart attack, it probably was:
a. generalized anxiety disorder
b. dysthymic disorder
c. bipolar disorder
d. panic disorder
D
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Researchers present a series of stimuli, but prevent you from being conscious of certain ones of those stimuli. What happens when you are conscious of a stimulus?
a. The pineal gland becomes active. b. The corpus callosum prevents the left and right hemispheres from synchronizing. c. Brain activity becomes confined to one central area. d. Activity spreads more widely in the brain.
What are the two basic requirements of a good test?
a. ?specificity and sensitivity b. ?specificity and generalizability c. ?validity and reliability d. ?reliability and sensitivity ANSWER: c
Which of the following involves taking the role of another person to learn how one's own behavior appears from the other person's perspective?
a. reciprocal determinism
b. shaping
c. role reversal
d. transference
The symptoms, causes, and treatment approaches of Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder are most closely related to those of
A. trichotillomania. B. hoarding disorder. C. obsessive-compulsive disorder. D. generalized anxiety disorder.