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Depressed individuals tend to attribute negative outcomes to __________ and positive outcomes to __________.

A) others; themselves
B) personal shortcomings; luck
C) chance; chance
D) errors in logic; their unconscious self

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Question 62

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Janelle is in jail for assault but she consistently tells the police that she does not remember arguing with her boyfriend or hitting him with her car.In fact,she cannot remember anything that happened over the last 2 days.If Janelle is telling the truth,then she may be experiencing dissociative

A) amnesia.
B) personality disorder.
C) identity disorder.
D) fugue.

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Question 63

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Lisa has a normal response to stress when she is worried about losing her job.Lisa's reaction may become an anxiety disorder if it

Which of the following is NOT a factor that is thought to influence schizophrenia?

Dr.Black is interviewing a client.The client displays only the following symptoms: he rarely responds to the doctor's questions,shows no emotions,and does not make eye contact.Is Dr.Black able to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia?

Which of the following conditions would place you at the greatest risk of developing schizophrenia during your lifetime?

Ted,the president of a multimillion-dollar corporation,is charming and intelligent.However,he has an inflated sense of his own power and worth.He recently fired thousands of his employees impulsively and did not feel bad about it at all because he made a lot of money,which is very important to him.Ted is typically very glib and hard-hearted during interpersonal interactions.Ted's wife is convinced that he has _______ traits.

Sharon has a history of having highly negative emotional reactions when her relationships are disrupted and she often acts impulsively.Sharon is most likely to be diagnosed with __________ personality disorder.

One of your roommates comes from a small rural town and the other is from a large city.Does this factor affect their probability of experiencing a schizophrenic episode?

Carmen believes that she has the amazing power to control the thoughts of her classmates and make them do what she wants.Mandy believes that all her classmates are trying to manipulate her thoughts.Carmen is experiencing __________ delusions,while Mandy is experiencing __________ delusions.

Sarah is a practicing clinical psychologist.She should expect to see

When studying psychological disorders,Ernesto learns that the diathesis-stress model suggests

Compared with people who develop mood or anxiety disorders in adulthood,people who develop schizophrenia

Alban's daughter has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.When trying to explain the diagnosis to his brother,Alban most likely says Asperger's is

You are worried because you have been feeling very down lately.Which of the following would most likely decrease your risk of developing major depressive disorder?