Certain forms of depression are related to lowered levels of _____.

Which neurotransmitter is involved in drug addiction?

_____________ is considered to be a major stress hormone.

The _____ nervous system is responsible for fight or flight whereas the _____ nervous system is responsible for maintaining calm.

“Stress” is defined as _______.

A “stressor” is defined as _______.

After a minor car accident, you experience sweaty palms, rapid breathing, and a racing heart. In this situation, _____ is the stressor, and _____ is the stress.

According to Selye, pleasant, desirable stress is called _____.

John was planning to ask Susan to marry him. When he saw Susan kissing another man at a party, he was quite upset. In this situation, John's seeing Susan kissing another man is _____, and it illustrates _____.

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale constructed by Holmes and Rahe measures the stress in a person's life on the basis of _____.

_____ is one of the largest sources of chronic stress for adults.

What are small problems of daily living that accumulate and sometimes become a major source of stress?

A student must choose between wanting to study to pass a test and wanting to go out with her friends. This is an example of _____ conflict.

_____ plays a critical role in the long-term effects of stress, and is the most common measure of stress.

The release of cortisol during the fight or flight response occurs at the end of the _____ pathway.

Norepinephrine and epinephrine are released by ____________.

In Selye's general adaptation syndrome theory of stress, the initial response of the autonomic nervous system to a stressor occurs in the _____ phase.

After exposure to a severe and prolonged stressor, illness and death may occur in the _____ phase of the general adaptation syndrome.

Which of the following is CORRECTLY matched?

The two chemicals released during the fight or flight stress response that are associated with the development of heart disease are _____.

A man who was viciously beaten three months ago and is suffering from PTSD, would least likely develop which of the following symptoms?

The essential feature of PTSD is ________.

Emotion-focused forms of coping are based on changing your _____ when faced with stressful situations.

If you want to apply a problem-focused form of coping to answering difficult questions on this exam, your BEST strategy would be to _____.

This term refers to a person's belief that life's circumstances are under their internal, personal control or outside, external factors

Research suggests that people with higher _____ have less psychological stress than those with higher _____.

The classification system produced by the American Psychiatric Association and used to describe abnormal behaviors is called the DSM-IV-TR. DSM is an abbreviation for _____.

Which of the following is NOT a sexual and gender identity disorder?

Elizabeth always seems to feel on edge, and worried that something in her life will go wrong, but she cannot pinpoint the causes of her anxiety. These symptoms can be best classified as _____________________.

Udo is frequently and suddenly overcome by intense fear, heart palpitations, dizziness, and difficult breathing. Udo is MOST likely suffering from _____.

Myron avoids hospitals, doctor's offices, and people with injuries because he always faints at the sight of blood. Myron has a _____ phobia.

Which of the following MOST clearly illustrates an obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Morris is having trouble sleeping, has lost his appetite, is too tired to go to work, and cannot concentrate on simple television shows. It is MOST likely that Morris is experiencing a _____.

Seligman found that when faced with a painful situation from which there is no escape, animals and people enter a state of helplessness and resignation. He called this _____.

Perceptions for which there are no appropriate external stimuli are called _____, and the most common type among people suffering from schizophrenia is _____.

_____ symptoms of schizophrenia refer to "excess" behaviors such as hallucinations, whereas _____ symptoms refer to "deficits" such as flattened emotions or loss of activity.

Psychotic symptoms similar to those found in schizophrenia can also occur with the use of _____.

MRI studies of people with schizophrenia have found that they have _____ compared to people without schizophrenia.

According to the diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia, someone with an inherited predisposition for schizophrenia will experience a schizophrenic episode when they encounter _____.

Failure to meet obligations may be indicative of alcohol or drug _____ whereas tolerance and withdrawal may be indicative of alcohol or drug _____.

Comorbidity is the term used to indicate _____.

When Veda returned home after the worst typhoon in twenty years, her entire family was wiped out and there was nothing left of her village. Veda wandered off and forgot her name and everything about her previous life. This is an example of a _____.

_____ is related to losing one's sense of reality and feeling estranged from oneself.

Egocentrism, lack of a conscience, impulsive behavior, and superficial charm are characteristic of someone _____.

The presence of inflexible, maladaptive personality traits that significantly impair social and occupational functioning is characteristic of _____.

Alyssa feels uncomfortable talking in crowds, and her professor has assigned her an oral presentation to give in front of the class. She is afraid of making a “fool” out of herself, and starts to have symptoms that are similar to a panic attack. What anxiety disorder best classifies her condition?

Janese cuts her arms when overwhelmed by emotion, abruptly changes from laughter to anger, and needs constant reassurance from others to feel any sense of self worth. She is MOST likely to be diagnosed with _____ disorder.

Brenda has been up for days, and forgot to pay the rent but is handing out money to the homeless. When a police officer tries to talk to her about why she is wearing only her bra and underwear in a public place, she rapidly answers, but her thoughts are flying from one idea to another. The police officer would be correct in suspecting that Brenda has _____.