Exam 52: The Psychological Therapies

Food binges that alternate with vomiting are most characteristic of

Midori's therapist suggests that she developed dissociative identity disorder as a way of protecting herself from an awareness of her own hatred for her abusive mother.The therapist's suggestion most directly reflects a ________ perspective.

The levels of stress hormones among adults with ________ were lower than average when they were teenagers.

A lack of conscience is most characteristic of those who experience ________ disorder.

Patricia has been diagnosed with bulimia nervosa.Which of the following is a key characteristic of her eating disorder?

Individuals who are most vulnerable to anorexia nervosa are those who live in cultures that idealize

College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murderers.Under hypnosis,they typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist.This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve

The experience of a fugue state is indicative of a(n)________ disorder.

Tyree is so fearful of rejection by others that he avoids all but the most necessary social contact with others.He tends to stay in his apartment where he works from his computer and only goes out to make necessary purchases.Tyree is demonstrating the symptoms of a(n)

The dramatic increase in reported cases of dissociative identity disorder beginning in the 1980s most strongly suggests to skeptics that symptoms of this disorder involve

Those with a borderline personality disorder are most likely to display

Amber is extremely afraid of rejection,and so she has withdrawn from social contact.She would most likely be considered to have a(n)________ personality disorder.

Several weeks after being fired from a job he had held for more than 20 years,Landon awoke one morning in a state of bewildered confusion.He had little sense of who he was and even failed to recognize his wife.Landon's experience is most indicative of

Within the last year,Mr.Shangkun has been fired by three different employers because they each discovered that he was stealing money or materials from their companies.Although he feels no remorse for his misdeeds,his outward signs of repentance have dissuaded his former employers from taking him to court.Mr.Shangkun's behavior is most indicative of

Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities is a symptom of a(n)

Sixteen-year-old Jill loves ice cream and other rich foods,but she has become increasingly anxious about gaining too much weight.Jill frequently overeats and then intentionally vomits in an attempt to control her weight.Jill most clearly suffers from

Lana is about the right weight for her age and height.Nevertheless,whenever she goes on an eating binge,she purges the excessive food by self-induced vomiting.It is likely that Lana suffers from