Psychodynamic theorists believe that dissociative amnesias and fugues result from:

Devon is being treated for anxiety. He is connected to an instrument that records muscle tension. His job is to try to reduce muscle tension. This is an example of:

An individual has been diagnosed with a dissociative disorder. However, the individual has very good recall of previous life events and has a strong sense of self. The MOST likely diagnosis for this individual is:

A person with dissociative identity disorder has just experienced "switching." What MOST likely has happened?

Someone interested in the effects of social change, poverty, and race on the risk for generalized anxiety disorders probably represents the _____ perspective.

GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter believed to be involved in reducing the excitability of neurons in the brain, has been implicated in the etiology of:

Dissociative disorders:

Agoraphobia is the fear of:

Feeling that your hands and feet are smaller or bigger than usual or that you are in a dreamlike state is called:

How do results from evoked potential studies support the idea of the existence of multiple personalities?

Salina was terrified during the San Francisco earthquake of 1989—who wouldn't be? For a couple of weeks after, she did not sleep well or feel comfortable inside a building. However, the fears gradually diminished, disappearing within a month. Her reaction to the earthquake would MOST likely be diagnosed as a(n):

Which treatment is a nonchemical biological treatment for anxiety that is in general use today?

Which statement is true about drug and cognitive treatments for panic disorder?

A person diagnosed with a dissociative disorder has recovered almost completely, even though the person had not received any therapy. That person was LEAST likely to have been diagnosed with:

If a therapist gave a client homework that required the client to challenge his faulty assumptions and replace them with healthier ones, the therapist would be using:

Jan is very fearful of speaking in public and will do everything she can to avoid being evaluated by others, which causes her significant impairment. The MOST accurate diagnosis would be:

Which would a combat veteran receiving the best treatment for a stress disorder NOT be likely to experience?

An abnormal-psychology instructor asks in class, "What kinds of treatments are commonly used to treat obsessive-compulsive-related disorders?" Confidently (and accurately), a student replies:

Pairing the thought of feared objects and relaxation training is an aspect of:

Research on the cognitive explanation for the development of generalized anxiety shows that people with generalized anxiety symptoms: