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Which type of cognitive-behavioral treatment has been used to treat pedophilia?

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relapse-prevention training

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Investigators in a Dutch study found an abnormality in the _________ of men with gender dysphoria.

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hypothalamus

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Which theory of conditioning has been used to help explain the origins of sexual sadism and sexual masochism?

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classical conditioning

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The typical person with transvestism is almost always:

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heterosexual

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Andrea Yates suffered from __________ psychosis.

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postpartum

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People with schizophrenia who may maintain physical postures and resist being moved are said to be displaying:

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catatonic rigidity

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The group of antihistamine drugs that became the first group of effective antipsychotic medications was called:

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phenothiazines

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The ___________ phase of schizophrenia involves a lessening of the active phase.

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residual

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The __________ theory suggests that schizophrenia causes its victims to fall from a higher to a lower socioeconomic level or to remain poor because they are unable to function effectively. A. labeling

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downward drift

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Which disorder is characterized by marked symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder?

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schizoaffective

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Approximately one of every _______ people in the world suffers from schizophrenia during his or her lifetime.

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100

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While the _________ symptoms of schizophrenia respond well to conventional antipsychotic drugs, the _________ symptoms respond best to atypical antipsychotic drugs.

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positive; negative

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Researchers have found more blood flow in ___________ area of the brain, in patients experiencing auditory hallucinations.

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Broca's

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The concept of the schizophrenogenic mother, which suggests that schizophrenia is caused by cold, domineering, and uninterested mothers, was suggested by:

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Fromm-Reichmann

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___________ delusions are the most common type of delusions in schizophrenia.

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Persecution

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In the famous study by Rosenhan in 1973, eight normal people presented themselves at various mental hospitals complaining that they had been hearing voices utter all what words?

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hollow, empty, thud

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Inappropriate affect, the experiencing of emotions that are unsuited to a situation, is classified as a ___________ symptom of schizophrenia.

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positive

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The famous clinical theorist ___________ argued that schizophrenia is actually a constructive process in which people try to cure themselves of the confusion and unhappiness caused by their social environments.

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Laing

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People with ___________ type of schizophrenia have an organized system of delusions and auditory hallucinations that may guide their lives.

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paranoid

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Circumstantial evidence for the ____________ theory comes from the unusually large number of people with schizophrenia born during the winter.

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viral

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What are categories of schizophrenia symptoms?

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positive, negative, psychomotor

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Studies have found that if one identical twin experiences schizophrenia, the other twin has a _____% chance of also experiencing the disorder.

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48

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The term "schizophrenia" is a combination of the Greek words that mean "______ mind."

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split

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The _____________ is the foundation for present biochemical explanations of schizophrenia.

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dopamine hypothesis

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A person who suffers from a mental illness and also abuses substances maybe labeled as a mentally ill chemical abuser (MICA), which is also known as a __________ patient.

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dual diagnosis

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___________ are the most common formal thought disorders experienced by people suffering from schizophrenia.

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Loose associations

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Schizophrenia usually first appears between the person's _______ and mid-30s.

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late teens

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Which marital status is associated with higher rates of schizophrenia?

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divorced or separated

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The DSM-5 requires that continuous signs of schizophrenia be present for at least ________ month/s.

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6

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Many people with schizophrenia develop ___________, ideas that they believe wholeheartedly but that have no basis in fact.

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delusions

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Which disorder is associated with the presence of schizophrenia symptoms that last less than one month?

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brief psychotic disorder

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People with schizophrenia often display ___________, a reduction in speech or speech content.

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alogia

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Sigmund Freud believed that people with schizophrenia regress to the early developmental stage of primary:

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narcissism

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In some cases people with schizophrenia may have __________, a general lack of pleasure or enjoyment.

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anhedonia

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Individuals who are trying to recover from schizophrenia are almost four times more likely to relapse if they live with a family that has high levels of:

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expressed emotion

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____ hallucinations are by far the most common type in schizophrenia.

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Auditory

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The psychomotor symptoms for schizophrenia may take certain extreme forms, collectively called

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catatonia

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Which socioeconomic class has the highest annual prevalence of schizophrenia?

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lower

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areas listed in the DSM-5 as required to be affected by a personality disorder?

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cognition, affect, interpersonal functioning

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Psychodynamic theorists believe that people who develop antisocial personality disorder have failed to develop a sense of:

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trust

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description of the three clusters of DSM-5 personality disorders?

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odd, dramatic behavior; anxiety

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The cluster of "dramatic" personality disorders includes which of the following personality disorders?

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antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissitic

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DSM-5 stipulates that a person must be at least 18 years of age to receive the diagnosis of ___________ personality disorder.

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antisocial

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Research has found that individuals with antisocial personality disorder often seem to experience less___________ than other people, a key ingredient to learning.

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anxiety

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theory for why people with antisocial personality disorder experience less anxiety than other people?

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slow EEG waves, low arousal, slow autonomic

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Psychodynamic therapists believe that people with histrionic personality disorder are trying to defend against a deep-seated fear of:

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loss

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which helps clients increase their ability to tolerate distress, learn new social skills, and respond more effectively to life situations, is considered the treatment of choice in many clinical circles for borderline personality disorder.

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DBT

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Personality disorders typically become recognizable in:

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adolescence or early adulthood

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