A __________ is a medical doctor who specializes in disorders of the nervous system.
a. psychiatrist
b. neurologist
c. neuropsychologist
d. endocrinologist
Question 2Which of the following is true of major depressive disorder?
a. Fewer than half of those who suffer an initial major depressive episode will eventually have
a recurrence.
b. Major depression is never accompanied by psychotic features such as delusions.
c. All individuals who experience major depression never have a full return to previous levels of functioning.
d. Major depressive disorder can only be diagnosed if the individual began experiencing depressive episodes prior to age 18.
Question 3With Mowrer's two-factor model, the fear component is acquired through _______.
a. operant conditioning
b. classical conditioning
c. aversive conditioning
d. continuous reinforcement
Question 4Derealization is most commonly associated with ______.
a. dissociative amnesia c. dissociative identity disorder
b. depersonalization disorder d. dissociative fugue
Question 5Recent research has shown that people who experience __________during or immediately
after the trauma stand a greater risk of developing PTSD than do other trauma survivors.
a. dissociative experiences
b. positive emotions
c. extreme physical pain
d. significant temperature drop
Question 6Major depressive episode tends to have a pattern of ______ occurrences and ______
symptoms.
a. isolated, fleeting c. isolated, long-lasting
b. repeated, fleeting d. repeated, long-lasting
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