Abnormal Psychology

A. is the most important indicator of his or her competence.
B. should be the major consideration in choosing a therapist.
C. is not all that important, since telented therapists can be found in all of the mental health professions.
D. involves both a and b.

A. they have been stabilized through drug therapy; their condition deteriorates once again because of inadequate out patient care
B. they run out of funds to pay for hospitalization, they once again can afford it
C. they have been cured of their disorder, they develop another disorder
D. they no longer want to be hospitalized; they voluntarily re-commit themselves

A. Phobic disorders
B. Dissociative order
C. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D. Post-traumatic stress

A. Cohabitation
B. Comorbidity
C. Codependence
D. Coexistence

A. Mesmer
B. Freud
C. Charcot
D. Jung

A. 40%
B. 50%-60%
C. 75%
D. 90%-95%

A. the criteria of mental illness very considerably across cultures.
B. there are universal standards of normality and abnormality.
C. Western diagnostic concepts have validity and utility in other cultural contexts.
D. both b and c are true.

A. withdraws from social interaction due to an intense fear of rejection or criticism.
B. withdraws from social interaction due to a lack of interest in interpersonal intimacy.
C. is emotionally cold, suspicious of everyone, and overly concerned about being slighted by others.
D. is callous, impulsive, and manipulative.

A. It falsely implies that nearly everyone has at least one personality disorder.
B. the criteria for diagnosis are so detailed and specific that even extremely disturbed people fail to meet them.
C. the categories often overlap, making diagnosis is unreliable.
D. it contains too few categories to be useful.

A. nor epinephrine
B. serotonin
C. acetylcholine
D. dopamine