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John Holland has found a relationship between work satisfaction and

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personality.

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Eduardo wants to be happy in his career. According to John Holland, Eduardo should find a

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career that matches his personality.

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Donald Super believes that career satisfaction is all about

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being in the right place at the right time.

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Someone who believes that everything in life is due to luck--good or bad--has high internal locus of control.

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False

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Caroline got an A on her psychology test. When asked how she did it she replied, "I studied really hard and took good notes in class." We can say that Caroline's locus of control is

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high internal.

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You notice that your boss places a high priority on the ability of employees to be on time, reliable, and well-organized. In other words, the aspect of personality that your boss seems most attentive to is the __________ factor.

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conscientiousness-undirectedness

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Artists are often admired for their creativity, independence, and willingness to take risks—characteristics of the __________ factor.

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openness to experience

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Helen's self perception is that she has always been

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a source of strength for others.

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Based on your new insight gained from studying your textbook, which of the following reflect symptoms of major depression?

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all of the above

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Like ______, bipolar disorder is a _______ disorder.

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depression; mood

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An individual whose symptoms resemble those of bipolar disorder but are less severe is said to suffer from ______ disorder.

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cyclothymic

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Nathan equates the challenges of his bipolar disorder to

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Spiderman's challenges.

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A ______________ is defined as a behavioral or psychological symptom that is associated with significant amounts of distress or disability.

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mental disorder

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The three categories of risk factors for developing a mental disorder are biological, psychological, and ___________

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sociocultural.

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Whether or not a mental disorder can be treated effectively often depends on which of the following?

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how well a person adapts to and utilizes the coping skills they learn in therapy

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Children whose parents suffer from depression have a higher risk of developing this mental disorder. This is an example of a _____________ risk factor.

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genetic

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From a psychological perspective, normal behavior refers to

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healthy, adaptive functioning at a personal and professional level.

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Why is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, so important to the field of psychology?

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It describes and classifies the different types of psychopathologies, allowing psychologists to assess their clients using consensus-based definitions.

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The first DSM was published in

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1952.

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Which of the following is a criticism of the DSM?

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The DSM overmedicalizes mild difficulties in adjustment by classifying them as mental disorders.

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The DSM relies on a _________________ model of psychopathology, meaning that, in general, the decision about whether someone has a mental disorder is simply made on a yes/no basis.

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categorical

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Before the development of the DSM, practitioners

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based their diagnoses on their own personal impressions of what people were experiencing.

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The term agoraphobia is based on the Greek word for marketplace, which in ancient Greece was usually located in the town square. A person suffering from agoraphobia has an unreasonable fear of

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large, open spaces.

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Agoraphobia is a(n) ________ disorder.

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anxiety

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Knowing that one could never just board a bus and take a trip to a distant city or living with the fear of sudden panic attacks and coping by, for example, always taking the same route home and, when at restaurants, always sitting at a table with a clear view of the exit are symptoms most consistent with

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agoraphobia.

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Phobias afflict approximately __________ million Americans

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50

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Based solely on the clip, which of the following personality disorders would you most likely ascribe to Janna -- the woman in the clip -- if you were skeptical of the borderline diagnosis?

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avoidant

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Schizophrenia is a major clinical disorder, and therefore coded on the DSM-IV's Axis _____.

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I

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Based on the interview presented in the clip, the patient is probably suffering from _______ schizophrenia.

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undifferentiated

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The belief that others can hear your thoughts is a:

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both B and C

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The success rate of therapy often depends on

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the individual's personality and how well they get along with their therapist.

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Which of the following therapies focuses on uncovering events, conflicts, and issues that have occurred during a person's childhood and may be causing conflict in the person's adult life?

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psychoanalysis

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Humanistic, or person-centered, therapy is characterized by the belief that people

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have the ability to change their own mental well-being for the better.

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Prescott has an irrational fear of spiders and has begun working with a therapist to conquer his phobia. His therapist begins a process of desensitization, continually exposing Prescott to spiders until his anxiety eventually lessens. This is an example of

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behavior therapy.

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Which of the following types of therapy focuses on unlearning negative thought patterns and making them more positive, essentially reframing how the individual perceives certain situations?

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cognitive behavioral therapy

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Four areas to consider when evaluating whether or not someone needs professional help include distress, dysfunction, danger to themselves or others, and

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deviance.

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When considering distress as factor in deciding whether someone needs professional help, we should consider

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how appropriate a person's emotional response is to a situation.

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Deviance refers to behavior that

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falls well outside accepted social norms.

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In general, where is the first place a college student should go to seek help for mental health issues on campus?

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the campus counseling center

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_____________ relates to whether a person can maintain connections with family and friends and to how well the individual can participate in daily activities.

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Dysfunction

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In the recent past, ________ shock therapy was tried in an attempt to help patients who suffered from mental illness.

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electric and insulin

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According to the video clip, what was hoped to be the panacea of mental illness?

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pharmacological treatment

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Around ________ million Americans are affected by schizophrenia.

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two

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Cognitive behavioral therapy is aimed mainly at correcting or resolving:

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faulty or irrational thought problems.

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How many lethal recessive genes would a typical person carry?

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5-8

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According to the genetic counselor interviewed in this video segment, about how many human genes are there?

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30,000

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Who generally has the right to decide the course of treatment, should a genetic condition be diagnosed prenatally?

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the family

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