Exam 8: Adolescent and Adult Development: Going Through Changes

For learning theorists, symptoms of conversion disorder represent ______.

Shelly has an irrational fear of heights. Her fear is best described as ______.

Agnes never leaves her house because she has had so many panic attacks that she fears having panic attacks in public. She is most likely to be diagnosed with ______.

Statistical deviance is sufficient for behavior or mental processes to be labeled abnormal.

La belle indifférence is a characteristic symptom of ______.

A disorder in which a person displays two or more distinct personalities, each with distinct traits and memories, that may or may not be aware of each other, is ______.

Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation are described under _______ of the DSM-IV-TR.

A disorder in which a person suffers memory loss and also flees to a new locale and takes up a new life with a new identity is called ______.

Some types of anxiety disorders are completely the result of genetic factors.

People who alternate between periods of depression and manic episodes have ______.

Belinda's behavior is marked by lack of energy, loss of self-esteem, difficulty concentrating, pessimism, crying, and occasional thoughts of suicide. She sounds most like someone with ______.

The rate of agreement or co-occurrence, as in the percentage of twins who share a particular disorder with their co-twins is the ______ rate.

A disorder in which there is a major change in or loss of physical functioning, although there are no medical findings to support the loss of functioning, is ______.

Type A behavior, overeating, chronic gambling, alcoholism, and cigarette smoking are all examples of ______.

Anxiety is an appropriate response to a real threat.

Conversion disorder is a common psychological problem.

Feeling up is not always a good thing.

Agoraphobia is common among children.

An irresistible urge to repeat an act that is so persistent that it interferes with daily life is called ______.

Identify and briefly describe at least five things you can do if someone tells you that he or she is considering suicide.