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Active phase   A period in the course of schizophrenia in which psychotic symptoms are present  
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Affective flattening   A symptom of schizophrenia in which an individual seems unresponsive and which is reflected in relatively motionless body language and facial reactions, as well as minimal eye contact  
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Alogia   Speechlessness or a notable lack of spontaneity or responsiveness in conversation  
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Anhedonia   A loss of interest in or ability to experience pleasure from activities that most people find appealing  
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Avolition   A lack of initiative, either not wanting to take any action or lacking the energy and will to take action  
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Brief psychotic disorder   A disorder characterized by the sudden onset of psychotic symptoms that are limited to a period of less than a month  
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Cortical atrophy   A wasting away of tissue in the cerebral cortex of the brain  
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Delusional disorders   Disorders marked by a single striking psychotic symptom—an organized system of nonbizarre false beliefs  
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Dementia praecox   The term coined by Kraepelin to describe what is currently known as schizophreniaAccording to Kraepelin, this condition involves a degeneration of the brain that begins at a young age and ultimately leads to a disintegration of the entire personality  
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Dopamine hypothesis   The biological hypothesis that the delusions, hallucinations, and attentional deficits of schizophrenia result from overactivity of neurons that communicate with each other via the transmission of dopamine  
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Endophenotypes   Biobehavioral abnormalities that are linked to genetic and neurobiological causes of mental illness  
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Expressed emotion (EE)   An index of the degree to which family members speak in ways that reflect criticism, hostile feelings, and emotional overinvolvement or overconcern with regard to the schizophrenic individual  
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Negative symptoms   The symptoms of schizophrenia, including affective flattening, alogia, avolition, and anhedonia, that involve functioning below the level of normal behavior  
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Neuroleptics   A category of medications used to reduce the frequency and intensity of psychotic symptoms  
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Positive symptoms   The symptoms of schizophrenia, including delusions, hallucinations, disturbed speech, and disturbed behavior, that are exaggerations or distortions of normal thoughts, emotions, and behavior  
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Prodromal phase   A period in the course of schizophrenia, prior to the active phase of symptoms, during which the individual shows progressive deterioration in social and interpersonal functioning  
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Residual phase   A period in the course of schizophrenia, following the active phase, in which there are continuing indications of disturbance, evidenced by the same kinds of behaviors that characterize the prodromal phase  
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Schizoaffective disorder   A psychotic disorder involving the experience of a major depressive episode, a manic episode, or a mixed episode while also meeting the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia  
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Schizophreniform disorder   A disorder characterized by psychotic symptoms that are essentially the same as those found in schizophrenia, except for the duration and chronic nature of the symptoms  
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Shared psychotic disorder   A psychotic disorder in which one or more people develop a delusional system as a result of a close relationship with a psychotic person who is delusional  
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Schizophrenia   A disorder with a range of symptoms involving disturbances in content of thought, form of thought, perception, affect, sense of self, motivation, behavior, and interpersonal functioning  
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Schizophrenia, catatonic type   A type of schizophrenia characterized by a variety of bodily movement abnormalities  
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Schizophrenia, disorganized type   A type of schizophrenia characterized by a combination of symptoms, including disorganized speech and behavior and flat or inappropriate affect  
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Schizophrenia, paranoid type   A type of schizophrenia characterized by preoccupation with one or more bizarre delusions or with auditory hallucinations that are related to a particular theme of being persecuted or harassed  
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Schizophrenia, residual type   A type of schizophrenia which ppl have prev been diagnosed as having schizophrenia may no longer have prominent psychotic symptoms but still show lingering signs ofdisorder,emotional dullness, social withdrawal, eccentric behavior, or illogical thinking  
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Schizophrenia, undifferentiated type   A type of schizophrenia characterized by a complex of schizophrenic symptoms, such as delusions, hallucinations, incoherence, or disorganized behavior, that does not meet the criteria for other types of schizophrenia  
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Adult antisocial behavior   Illegal or immoral behavior such as stealing, lying, or cheating  
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Antisocial personality disorder   A personality disorder characterized by a lack of regard for society's moral or legal standards  
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Avoidant personality disorder   A personality disorder whose most prominent feature is that the individual desires, but is fearful of, any involvement with other people and is terrified at the prospect of being publicly embarrassed  
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Borderline personality disorder   A personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of poor impulse control and instability in mood, interpersonal relationships, and self-image  
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Dependent personality disorder   A personality disorder whose main characteristic is that the individual is extremely passive and tends to cling to other people, to the point of being unable to make any decisions or to take independent action  
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Dialectical behavior therapy   Treatment approach for ppl w borderline personality disorder that integrates supportive and cognitive-behavioral trmnts to reduce frequency of self-destructive acts and to improve ability to handle disturbing emotions, such as anger and dependency  
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Emotional dysregulation   Lack of awareness, understanding, or acceptance of emotions  
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Grandiosity   An exaggerated view of oneself as possessing special and extremely favorable personal qualities and abilities  
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Histrionic personality disorder   A personality disorder characterized by exaggerated emotional reactions, approaching theatricality, in everyday behavior  
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Identity   One's self-concept or sense of who one is  
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Latent   A state in which a disorder is present and capable of becoming evident but is not yet obvious or active  
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Maturation hypothesis   The proposition that people with antisocial personality and the other Cluster B disorders become better able to manage their behaviors as they age  
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Narcissistic personality disorder A personality disorder primarily characterized by an unrealistic, inflated sense of self-importance and a lack of sensitivity to the needs of other people   A personality disorder primarily characterized by an unrealistic, inflated sense of self-importance and a lack of sensitivity to the needs of other people.  
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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder   Intense perfectionism and inflexibility manifested in worrying, indecisiveness, and behavioral rigidity  
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Paranoid personality disorder   A personality disorder whose outstanding feature is that the individual is extremely suspicious of others and is always on guard against potential danger or harm  
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Parasuicide   A suicidal gesture to get attention from loved ones, family, or professionals  
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Personality disorder   Ingrained patterns of relating to other people, situations, and events with a rigid and maladaptive pattern of inner experience and behavior, dating back to adolescence or early adulthood  
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Personality trait   An enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and others  
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Psychopathy   A personality type characterized by a cluster of traits that constitutes the core of what is now called antisocial personality disorder  
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Schizoid personality disorder   A personality disorder primarily characterized by an indifference to social relationships, as well as a very limited range of emotional experience and expression  
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Schizophrenia spectrum disorders   A term used by some researchers to characterize a continuum of disorders, including schizophrenia, schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder  
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Schizotypal personality disorder   A personality disorder that primarily involves peculiarities and eccentricities of thought, behavior, appearance, and interpersonal style People with this disorder may have peculiar ideas, such as magical thinking and beliefs in psychic phenomena  
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Splitting   A defense, common in people with borderline personality disorder, in which individuals perceive others, or themselves, as being all good or all bad, usually resulting in disturbed interpersonal relationships  
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Anorexia nervosa   An eating disorder characterized by an inability to maintain normal weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, and distorted body perception  
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Big win   A gain of large amounts of money in one bet that propels the pathological gambler into a pattern of uncontrollable gambling  
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Binges   The ingestion of large amounts of food during a short period of time, even after reaching a point of feeling full, and a lack of control over what or how much is eaten  
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Bulimia nervosa   An eating disorder involving alternation between the extremes of eating large amounts of food in a short time, and then compensating for the added calories either by vomiting or other extreme actions to avoid gaining weight  
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Impulse   An urge to act  
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Impulse-control disorders   Psychological disorders in which people repeatedly engage in behaviors that are potentially harmful, feeling unable to stop themselves and experiencing a sense of desperation if their attempts to carry out the behaviors are thwarted  
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Intermittent explosive disorder   An impulse-control disorder involving an inability to hold back urges to express strong angry feelings and associated violent behaviors  
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Internet addiction   An impulse-control condition in which an individual feels an irresistible need to be involved in Internet-based activities  
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Kleptomania   An impulse-control disorder that involves the persistent urge to steal  
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Nonpurging type   A form of bulimia nervosa in which individuals compensate for what they eat by fasting or engaging in excessive exercise  
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Pathological gambling   An impulse-control disorder involving the persistent urge to gamble  
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Purge   To eliminate food through unnatural methods, such as vomiting or the excessive use of laxatives  
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Purging type   A form of bulimia nervosa in which individuals force out of their bodies what they have just eaten  
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Pyromania   An impulse-control disorder involving the persistent and compelling urge to start fires  
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Self-injurious behaviors   Acts that are not socially sanctioned involving deliberate self-harm, self-injury, self-mutilation, and cutting  
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Sexual impulsivity   An impulse-control disorder in which people feel uncontrollably driven to seek out sexual encounters and to engage in frequent and indiscriminate sexual activity  
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Trichotillomania   An impulse-control disorder involving the compulsive, persistent urge to pull out one's own hair  
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Refusing or being unable to maintain normal weight Having an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat Having a distorted perception of the weight or shape of one's body   a symptom that is essential for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa  
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dopamine; serotonin   People with eating disorders have abnormalities in the _______________ and ___________ neurotransmitter systems.  
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anorexia nervosa   According to family systems theorists, some individuals develop _________ in an effort to assert their independence from an overly involved family.  
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cognitive-behavioral therapy   In _______________ therapy for eating disorders,the clinician teaches the client about self-monitoring, the importance of reg eating patterns, self-control strategies, problem-solving techniques, cognitive restructuring, and relapse-prevention strategies.  
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Amenorrhea   Which of the following is NOT associated with bulimia nervosa?Amenorrhea B) Binges C) Dental decay D) Enlarged salivary glands  
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People with impulse control-disorders experience serious legal difficulties because they act on their impulses   the three essential features of impulse-control disorders  
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kleptomania   People with _______________ are driven by a persistent urge to steal  
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dopamine   People classified as pathological gamblers have been shown to have abnormalities in their _______________________ neurotransmitter systems.  
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trichotillomania   People with _______________ experience a compulsion to pull out their hair.  
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cognitive-behavioral treatment to be more effective than medication   It has been suggested that intermittent explosive disorder is associated with problems in the _______________ neurotransmitter system.  
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pyromania   is important to distinguish the behavior of a person with _______________ from the behavior of an arsonist.  
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intermittent explosive disorder   Before their episodes, people with _______________ report feeling tingling, tremors, heart palpitations, or even hearing echoes; these experiences have been compared to the aura that often occurs before a seizure.  
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Net bullying addiction   Which of the following is NOT considered to be an Internet Addiction subtype? A) Cyber-sexual addiction B) Cyber-relationship addiction C) Net compulsion addiction D) Net bullying addiction  
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purge   Some people with eating disorders eat a large amount of food and thento rid themselves of whatever they have just eaten.  
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binge   In a, a person eats an amount of food within a 2-hour period that is much greater than most people would eat under similar circumstances and feels a lack of control over what or how much is eaten.  
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interpersonal   Intherapy for eating disorders, no specific attempt is made to change the eating behavior. Rather, by focusing on social relationships, it is assumed that this therapy will reduce the emotional triggers that provoke binge eating.  
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control   People with-disorders repeatedly engage in behaviors that are potentially harmful. They feel unable to stop themselves and experience a sense of desperation if they are thwarted from carrying out the behavior.  
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obsessive/compulsive   Researchers have suggested that kleptomania constitutes a variant of- - disorder.  
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big win   Robert Custer suggests that if a person has a___while gambling, he or she is more likely to become propelled into a pattern of addiction.  
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impulsivity   Researchers suggest that individuals with the personality characteristic of__may be predisposed to develop pathological gambling behaviors.  
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pyromania   People with___experience strong and compelling urges to prepare, set, and watch fires.  
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habit reversal   One component of cognitive-behavioral therapy for trichotillomania is___, which teaches individuals a new response to compete with hair-pulling.  
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intermittent explosive   Individuals with__disorder feel a recurrent inability to resist assaultive or destructive acts of aggression.  
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dementia praecox   Emil Kraepelin defined the symptoms of a disorder he termed _________, which we now call schizophrenia.  
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Avolition   Which of the following is NOT considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia?  
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Anhedonia   ___________ refers to the loss of the ability to experience pleasure.  
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All of these   Which of the following symptoms are diagnostic of schizophrenia, catatonic type? A) Echolalia B) Motor immobility or stupor C) Peculiarities of movement, such as bizarre posture or facial expressions D) All of these.  
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undifferentiated   Schizophrenia, __________ type, is diagnosed when the individual displays a mix of symptoms that do not correspond to a recognized symptom pattern.  
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Psychotic, negative, disorganized   Because of concerns about the validity of the current classification system of schizophrenic types, researchers have recently proposed that symptoms should be evaluated on which of the following dimensions?  
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A predominance of negative symptoms   Which of the following is NOT associated with a favorable prognosis in people diagnosed with schizophrenia?  
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is true of brief psychotic disorder   It is usually triggered by an identifiable environmental stressor  
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Duration of symptoms   What is the primary way that the diagnostic criteria for schizophreniform disorder differ from those for schizophrenia?  
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A period of at least two weeks in which psychotic symptoms, but not prominent mood symptoms, are present   Which must occur if an individual is to be assigned a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder?  
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persecutory   The ____________ type of Delusional Disorder is characterized by a belief that the person is being harassed or oppressed.  
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When there is a history of pathological dependence between two people   Under which condition is Shared Psychotic Disorder most likely to develop?  
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5 and 22   There is a high heritability to schizophrenia located on which genes?  
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important   Research on the cognitive functioning of people with schizophrenia is ____________.  
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Uncontrollable tremors and muscle tightening,Involuntary movement of various parts of the body, such as the eyes, mouth, arms, legs, and trunk   Medications that control psychotic symptoms by blocking dopamine receptors often have which of the following additional effects?  
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schizoid, schizotypal, paranoid   The "cluster A" personality disorders are:  
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Histrionic, narcissistic, dependent, avoidant   Which disorders comprise "Cluster B"?  
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antisocial   At one time, the term "moral insanity" was used to describe a pattern of behaviors and personality traits that is now described as ________ personality disorder.  
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High anxiety in interpersonal situations,Glibness and superficial charm, grandiose sense of self-worth   a core aspect of the psychopathic perso  
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Histrionic, narcissistic, borderline, antisocial   According to the maturation hypothesis, we should expect people with which of the following personality disorders to display less maladaptive behavior as they age?  
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have difficulty processing goal-irrelevant stimuli   The response modulation hypothesis proposes that psychopaths ____________________.  
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Narcissistic   Which of the following personality disorders shares the most features with antisocial personality disorder?  
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Projection   Which defense mechanism do people with paranoid personality disorder overuse, according to psychoanalysts?  
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oral, anal   A Freudian psychoanalyst would suggest that people with dependent personality are fixated at the ________ stage of development, while those with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are fixated at the _________ stage. A) phallic, genital  
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Dialectical behavioral   _____________ therapy has been shown to be somewhat effective in treating symptoms of borderline personality disorder.  
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schizoid   Both schizophrenia and _________ personality disorder were found to be more prevalent in the children of women who suffered through a famine during the 1940's.  
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social phobia.   Avoidant personality disorder is sometimes viewed as an extreme form of _______________.  
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anxious and fearful behavior   The common element of the "Cluster C" (obsessive-compulsive, avoidant, and dependent) personality disorders is ____________________.  
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borderline   Individuals with ___________ personality disorder frequently become enraged with their therapists.  
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impulse control   personality disorder must be evident in at least two of following areas: cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning, and__  
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antisocial or personality   Robert Hare's Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R) has two factors, psychopathic__traits and___lifestyle.  
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splitting   The tendency for people with borderline personality disorder to alternately adore and hate others -- to see them as all good or all bad -- is often referred to as  
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sympathetic nervous system   In one biologically-based theory of the origins of borderline personality disorder, early childhood sexual abuse is believed to result in an over-responsive___, which combines with trait impulsivity to create borderline symptoms.  
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avoidant or schizoid   People with__personality disorder avoid social and sexual relationships because they prefer to be solitary; people with__personality disorder avoid social and sexual relationships because they fear rejection and ridicule  
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schizotypal   Individuals with__personality disorder have odd or magical beliefs about the world and are very eccentric in their behavior.  
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histrionic   Theatricality and sexual seductiveness are central features ofpersonality disorder.  
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borderline   Hoarding behaviors and miserly spending habits are associated with-personality disorder.  
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f   The DSM-IV personality disorder categories represent clear, mutually exclusive "types" of maladaptive personality styles; an individual meeting criteria for one personality disorder will not meet criteria for a second.  
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t   In order to be diagnosed with a personality disorder, symptoms must have been present since adolescence or early adulthood.  
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t   In a relatively recent adoption study, children raised in an adverse or harsh home environment only developed symptoms of antisocial personality disorder if their biological parents had antisocial personality disorder.  
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t   People with schizotypal personality disorder have been found to share some of the biological anomalies associated with schizophrenia.  
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f   Of all the Axis II disorders, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder appears most responsive to therapy.  
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t   One feature that distinguishes anorexia nervosa from bulimia nervosa is body image: while indiv with bulimia nervosa have accurate body-perception, indiv with anorexia nervosa will see themselves as overweight even when they are seriously underweight.  
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