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This activity contains 25 questions.

	Which of the following would be an example of delusion?   Feeling extremely sad and lonely. Having X-ray vision that allows you to see through people. Hearing rocks speak to you about their day. Believing that you are the President of the United States.

	The medical model of mental disorder is most closely associated with   Witches and warlocks. Counselors. Medical doctors. Sociologists.

	The term etiology refers to the _______ of mental disorders.   Treatment Symptoms Causes Prevention

	Among the criteria for abnormality, a person who acts in statistically rare ways would be said to show   Irrationality. Unpredictability. Distress. Unconventionality.

	The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Ed.) is organized by _______ abnormal behaviors.   Categories of Cultural influences on Causes of Therapies for

	The most common form of mental disorder is   Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychosis. Mania. Depression.

	Bipolar disorder represents an alternating pattern of   Depression and mania. Psychosis and personality disorder. Anxiety and sadness. Mania and sleep disorder.

	Panic attacks are strongly associated with abnormal activity of the   Hippocampus. Hypothalamus. Brainstem. Amygdala.

	A person who fears being in open spaces would be said to suffer from   Photophobia. Agoraphobia. Claustrophobia. Acrophobia.

	A person who flees from their family, home, and job and who suffers from amnesia would be said to have   Dissociative fugue. Panic disorder. Hypochondriasis. Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

	Which eating disorder is characterized by binging and purging?   Obsessive-compulsive eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa. Obesity. Bulimia nervosa.

	Which of the following is TRUE of schizophrenia?   It accounts for about 40% of all admissions to public mental hospitals. About half of those with schizophrenia will fully recover. It affects about one out of every 100 American All of the above are correct.

	Which of the following support the view that schizophrenia is a brain disorder?   Drugs that block dopamine receptors reduce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Brain scans show abnormal brain structures in schizophrenia. Identical twins show greater similarity in rates of schizophrenia than do fraternal twins. All of the above are correct.

	A person who has a grandiose sense of self-importance and a preoccupation with fantasies of success or power might have which disorder?   Antisocial personality disorder. Narcissistic personality disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Conversion disorder.

	A delusion is a false sensory experience.    True  False

	Hippocrates argued that mental disturbance has a physical cause.    True  False

	Having homosexual feelings is an indicator of abnormality.    True  False

	Neurosis is defined by the DSM-IV as a common pattern of subjective distress.    True  False

	Depression is the most common form of mental disorder in the world.    True  False

	It is a stereotype to assert that women are more likely than men to suffer from depression.    True  False

	Panic disorder is a strong sense of anxiety that is not tied to some current event.    True  False

	Hallucinations and/or delusions are considered examples of positive symptoms of schizophrenia    True  False

	Describe three criteria that indicate the presence of mental disturbance.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Contrast the major types of affective disorders.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Discuss the two major categories of schizophrenia symptoms and indicate the potential causes of schizophrenia.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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