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Question 51

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Which of the following is a common stereotype about psychological disorders?

A) Psychological disorders are curable.
B) Psychological disorders are a function of biophysiological factors.
C) People with psychological disorders are violent and dangerous.
D) People with psychological disorders are not very different from normal people.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Nancy Andreasen has proposed a classification scheme for schizophrenia that divides schizophrenic disorders into two categories,based on the predominance of negative versus positive symptoms.Results from research studies which have investigated this method of classification suggest that most patients

A) exhibit mainly positive symptoms.
B) alternate between positive and negative symptoms.
C) exhibit mainly negative symptoms.
D) exhibit both types of symptoms.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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The average duration of depressive episodes is

Of the individuals who develop either anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa,approximately ____ are females.

All of the following are considered anxiety disorders EXCEPT

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