In the DSM-5, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was moved to the _________.
a. existing category of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
b. existing category of Anxiety Disorders
c. new category of Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
d. new category of Dissociative Disorders
Question 2During the alarm reaction stage of Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome, _________.
a. digestion is inhibited c. heart contractions stop
b. muscles tend to relax d. respiration tends to decrease
Question 3The discovery of a cure for syphilis led to ______.
a. today's general acceptance that there is a biological basis for all psychological disorders
b. the cure for polio
c. optimism that biological causes for other types of disturbed behavior would be discovered
d. the eventual development of the fields of neurology and neuropsychology
Question 4Which of the following psychological disorders has been successfully treated with Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)?
a. Autism spectrum
b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. Gender Dysphoria
d. Schizophrenia
Question 5Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors is a new category in the DSM-5 and includes _______.
a. sexual addiction
b. binge eating disorder
c. impulse control disorders
d. pathological gambling
Question 6____________ was a surgical procedure used to treat psychological disorders by surgically severing nerve pathways linking the thalamus to the prefrontal lobes of the brain.
a. Prefrontal lobotomy
b. Cingulotomy
c. Electroconvulsive therapy
d. Capsulotomy
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