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In obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessions are ____, and the compulsions are ____.

In the United States today, one is MOST likely to find a severely ill mental patient:

DSM criteria of panic attacks include all of the following symptoms EXCEPT

The practice of drilling circular holes in the skulls of people displaying abnormal behaviors in order to free evil spirits was known as _____.

People who engage in frenetic, manic activity may not experience distress even though their behaviors are problematic. They are:

In a mental status exam, it is important to determine if the individual is “oriented times three.” This refers to

Many public hospitals as the twentieth century progressed:

Most people who were diagnosed with one disorder also met the criteria for another disorder. This overlap among disorders is known as _____.

Wyatt’s mother is taking cookies out of the oven. Which statement would suggest most strongly that the id is firmly in control of Wyatt’s behavior?

Edmund is the kind of person who breaks laws and rules with no feeling of guilt and is emotionally shallow. He would probably score high on the MMPI-2 scale called: