Psy 111 Exam 3 Miami University Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

PSY 111 EXAM 3 MIAMI UNIVERSITY UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. Mood Disorder
Answer:
Psychological disorder characterized by environmental extremes

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2. Major Depressive Disorder
Answer:
A mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or another medical condition,
two or more weeks with five or more symptoms, at least one which must be either (1) depressed mood
or (2) loss of interest or pleasure

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3. Mania
Answer:
A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

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4. Bipolar Disorder
Answer:
A mood disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and
overexcited state of mania

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5. Schizophrenia
Answer:
A psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or
diminished, inappropriate emotional expression

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6. Psychosis
Answer:
A psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and
distorted perception

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7. Delusions
Answer:
False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur that may accompany psychotic disorders

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8. Dissociative Disorder

, Answer:
Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories,
thoughts, and feelings

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9. Dissociative Identity Disorder
(DID)
Answer:
A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating
personalities

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10. Personality Disorder
Answer:
Psychological disorder characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social
functioning

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11. Antisocial Personality Disorder
Answer:
A personality disorder in which a person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for
wrongdoing, even towards and family. May be aggressive and ruthless

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12. Anorexia Nervosa
Answer:
An eating disorder in which a person (usually an adolescent female) maintains a starvation diet despite
being significantly ( 15% or more) underweight

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13. Bulimia Nervosa
Answer:
An eating disorder in which a person alternates binge eating (usually of high-calorie foods) with purge
(by vomiting or laxative use) or fasting

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14. Binge-Eating Disorder
Answer:
Significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory
purging or fasting that marks bulimia nervosa

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15. Psychotherapy
Answer:
Treatment involving psychological techniques; consists of interactions between a trained therapist and
someone seeking to overcome psychological diffculties or achieve personal growth

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16. Biomedical Therapy