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Question 41

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Connie exhibits multiple personalities.Evidence that information learned by her secondary personality influences the moods and behaviors of her primary personality would most clearly rule out the contribution of ________ to her symptoms.

A) role playing
B) sexual trauma
C) dissociation
D) motivational conflict

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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When Marcus becomes anxious,he eats a tremendous amount of food over an extended period of time.Afterward,Marcus feels guilty about his binge eating but does not purge or exercise excessively.Marcus is demonstrating the symptoms of

A) dissociative identity disorder.
B) antisocial personality disorder.
C) binge-eating disorder.
D) bulimia nervosa.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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________ is an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person engages in binge eating and then purges the excessive food consumption by self-induced vomiting or by the misuse of laxatives or enemas.

Although the cause of antisocial personality disorder is unclear,some people do appear to have a genetic vulnerability.For example,twin and adoption studies indicate that biological relatives of those with antisocial and unemotional tendencies

Disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity are most characteristic of

A hyper-reactive dopamine reward system has been observed among those with

Twenty-two-year-old Tawana is slightly overweight and loves to eat,particularly snack foods and rich desserts.Fearful of gaining more weight,she frequently takes laxatives and vomits following episodes of binge eating.Tawana most clearly suffers from

Evidence that many DID patients have suffered abuse as children leads some psychologists to include dissociative disorders under the umbrella of

People with anorexia nervosa often come from families that

A person's conscious awareness separating from painful memories,thoughts,and feelings is the definition of

Antisocial personality disorder is most likely to be characterized by

Dissociative disorders are most likely to be characterized by

Anthony is 32 years old,well above average in intelligence,and quite charming.He has swindled several older people out of their life savings,and he seems to have little feeling for his victims,nor does he fear the consequences of getting caught.His behavior is evidence of

Individuals with eating disorders tend to have

In studies with 3-year-olds,the early signs of antisocial behavior in children include

The onset of ________ nearly always begins after a person has broken diet restrictions and gorged.

Those most vulnerable to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are those who ________ value thinness and have the ________ body dissatisfaction.

Two or more distinct identities appear to alternately control the behavior of those with

Personality disorders are best described as

Victor,a New York City investment broker,quit his job in a fit of rage after being accused of embezzling thousands of dollars of his clients' money.Four months later,the police discovered Victor driving a cab in Los Angeles.Victor claimed that his name was actually George Saunders,that he had always been a cab driver in Los Angeles,and that he had no knowledge of Victor.Even after he was positively identified as Victor,"George Saunders" insisted that he was someone else.Assuming that he was not faking his condition to escape arrest,Victor was probably suffering from