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Arianna is a nervous and shy adult, often afraid of making mistakes in public, and worried about being judged by others. Arianna probably:

A) was inhibited as a child
B) had overly strict parents
C) has perfectionistic personality disorder
D) will develop paranoid personality disorder at some point in her life

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Question 42

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People who suffer from depression are affected primarily by ____________; people who suffer from bipolar disorder are affected primarily by ____________.

A) both mania and low mood; either mania or low mood
B) low mood; mania
C) low mood; low mood and mania
D) low mood; hallucinations and delusions

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People who lack empathy for their victims, who do things just for fun even if they are dangerous, and who are professionally successful:

An extensive study of mental illness in an Amish community revealed that bipolar disorder was:

Your textbook describes the case of Tony Rosato, a former SCTV and Saturday Night Live star who had a disorder called Capgras syndrome. People with Capgras syndrome may:

Psychologists who argue for the importance of biological factors in mental illness use all of the following kinds of evidence to support this approach EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a primary symptom of autism?

Depression is said to be the "common cold" of mental disorders. If depression is the common cold, then dysthymia is:

Sherry has a very difficult time controlling her behaviour. She hates being by herself, and makes every effort to keep people as emotionally close to her as possible. She has threatened to hurt herself more than once when boyfriends have broken up with her. Sherry would probably be diagnosed with:

As cited in the textbook, one reason to use categories in diagnosing psychopathology is that they:

The diathesis-stress model of mental illness takes the view that:

Robin has had disruptive behaviour problems since childhood, has shown signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and could be characterized as having "externalizing" tendencies. According to your textbook authors, Robin is probably:

Ted, the president of a multimillion dollar corporation, stated that he did not feel bad at all for firing thousands of workers in order to make more money. "Why should I feel bad for them when I just made millions of dollars by getting rid of their jobs?" Not only at work but in his personal life, too, Ted seems unconcerned with the effects of his behaviour on others. If Ted had been born into a poor and violent neighbourhood, he would likely be incarcerated. Ted could probably be diagnosed with:

There are four proteins elevated in the blood of children with autism. As discussed in the textbook, these proteins:

What evidence suggests that people who appear to have dissociative identity disorder may be faking symptoms of the disorder?

Dawn is a nurse on the psychiatric ward of a hospital. When patients are first admitted to the hospital, she evaluates how well a patient is able to recall recent events, hold a logical and understandable conversation, and follow simple directions. Dawn, therefore, uses the ____________ to initially evaluate her patients' need for treatment.

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

The diathesis-stress model of mental illness focuses on:

Compared to people who develop mood or substance use disorders in adulthood, people who develop schizophrenia:

Which of the following would someone in a hypomanic episode be most likely to do?