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Near the end of the book, Anne finds out that _________ brother has been shot and killed.

​After three sessions, Molly decides she is madly in love with Dr. Arnold. As a psychoanalyst, Dr. Arnold will most likely ____.

​Maria, an adolescent with a history of sleepwalking, is diagnosed as having dissociative identity disorder (DID). She was severely abused as a child and, in response, has developed three distinct personalities. She has no gaps in her memory. What aspect of Maria’s case is unusual for DID?

​Which statement is an accurate summary with regard to drug use?

​Kimberly is in a treatment program for eating disorders. She is more introverted than many of the other girls in the program and denies that she is hungry or has any psychological distress. Kimberly is most likely to be diagnosed with ____.

​A handout on Alzheimer’s disease says, “Alzheimer’s is the third leading cause of dementia in older persons. It only affects the elderly, it causes marked deterioration in mental functioning without emotional disturbances, and it has no cure.” Which portion of this statement is accurate?

​Which statement about the field of abnormal psychology is accurate?

​A psychologist reviews a client’s records. “This individual’s issue is that a part of her consciousness—her memory—has split off from the rest of her consciousness, even though there is no evidence of brain damage.” The psychologist is describing a person with a(n) ____.

​A researcher believes that depressive symptoms will be reduced when family members give attention to competent behavior and express disinterest when depressive behavior is exhibited. In this example, attention is the ____ and depressive symptoms are the ____.

​To combat social stigma, there have been concerted efforts to ____.