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Title: Jane suffers from severe nightmares that involve her being chased. While sleeping, she occasionally ...
Post by: hskennedy on Mar 9, 2018
Jane suffers from severe nightmares that involve her being chased. While sleeping, she occasionally gets up and runs out of the house, awakening in a nearby yard. What is a likely diagnosis for Jane?
 
  a) Parasomnia.
  b) Dissociative fugue.
  c) Mood disorder.
  d) Conversion disorder.

Question 2

Which of the following is least likely to be used in behavioural assessment?
 
  a) Projective tests
  b) Clinical interviews
  c) Self-report inventories
  d) Physiological measures

Question 3

The germ theory of disease was established by:
 
  a) Emil Krapelin
  b) Franz Mesmer
  c) Henri Charcot
  d) Louis Pasteur

Question 4

The paraphilias are a type of which DSM-5 category?
 
  a) Sexual dysfunctions.
  b) Paraphilic disorders.
  c) Somatic symptom and related disorders.
  d) Adjustment disorders.

Question 5

Compared to traditional personality assessment, behavioural assessment
 
  a) does not use self-report data because of its lack of reliability.
  b) relies more heavily on self-report data.
  c) focuses on situational determinants rather than traits.
  d) focuses on what a person says, rather than how it is said.

Question 6

One difficulty with the cognitive paradigm is
 
  a) the origins of disordered cognitions are not explained.
  b) too great a focus on the causes of disorders, at the expense of treatment.
  c) it is overly reductionistic, relying solely on thoughts to explain behaviour.
  d) despite its early promise, it has had little influence on the actual practice and research of psychologists.


Title: Jane suffers from severe nightmares that involve her being chased. While sleeping, she occasionally ...
Post by: amnaaa on Mar 9, 2018
Answer to #1

a

Answer to #2

a

Answer to #3

d

Answer to #4

b

Answer to #5

c

Answer to #6

a


Title: Jane suffers from severe nightmares that involve her being chased. While sleeping, she occasionally ...
Post by: hskennedy on Mar 9, 2018
Appreciate the effort you put into answering, thank you!


Title: Jane suffers from severe nightmares that involve her being chased. While sleeping, she occasionally ...
Post by: amnaaa on Mar 9, 2018
You're very welcome