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What is the medical model's belief about psychological disorders?
What is the medical model's belief about psychological disorders?
- They have physical causes that can be diagnosed and cured through treatment (correct)
- They can never be treated effectively
- They have no physical origin and are only due to social factors
- They are solely influenced by genetic factors
What characterizes panic disorder?
What characterizes panic disorder?
- Hyperactive and wildly optimistic state
- Sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror (correct)
- Intense fear of social situations
- Excessive focus on negative thoughts
Which disorder is characterized by enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning?
Which disorder is characterized by enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning?
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Conversion Disorder
- Antisocial Personality Disorder (correct)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What is the hallmark feature of dissociative disorders?
What is the hallmark feature of dissociative disorders?
Which disorder involves overeating compulsively?
Which disorder involves overeating compulsively?
In which disorder does a person interpret normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease?
In which disorder does a person interpret normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease?
What psychological disorder is characterized by excessive worry or fear?
What psychological disorder is characterized by excessive worry or fear?
Which disorder involves unwanted repetitive thoughts or actions?
Which disorder involves unwanted repetitive thoughts or actions?
In which disorder does a person experience sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror?
In which disorder does a person experience sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror?
What is the key feature of PTSD?
What is the key feature of PTSD?
Which disorder involves loss of contact with reality, including hallucinations?
Which disorder involves loss of contact with reality, including hallucinations?
What characterizes an anxiety disorder?
What characterizes an anxiety disorder?
Which disorder involves enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning?
Which disorder involves enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning?
What is the defining feature of dissociative identity disorder?
What is the defining feature of dissociative identity disorder?
What is the key symptom of somatic symptom disorder?
What is the key symptom of somatic symptom disorder?
What is the distinguishing feature of binge eating disorder?
What is the distinguishing feature of binge eating disorder?
