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Test Bank For Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World 11th
Edition By Jeffrey S. Nevid; Spencer A. Rathus; Beverly S.
Greene 9780135792049 Chapter 1-15 Complete Guide .
AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome): - ANSWER: -disease caused by HIV

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus): - ANSWER: -attacks the immune system, leaving it helpless to
fend off diseases it normally would hold in check

People living with HIV/AIDS usually develop _______________ problems - ANSWER: significant
psychological

What has revolutionized the treatment of HIV? - ANSWER: introduction of effective antiretroviral
drugs (can keep disease at bay for decades)

People with HIV / AIDS commonly feel - ANSWER: anxiety and depressions

What can improve immune response, reduce feelings of depression and anxiety, enhance ability to
handle stress, improve quality of life in patients with HIV / AIDS? - ANSWER: -Coping Skills training,
and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

(stress-management techniques such as relaxation training and use of positive mental imagery, as
well as cognitive strategies to control intrusive negative thoughts and preoccupations)

-Antidepressant Meds

Psychological Interventions are effective in helping people alter _________________________ -
ANSWER: risky behavior

Psychoneuroimmunology: - ANSWER: -may further enhance our knowledge of the intricate
relationships between mind and body

Dissociative Disorder: - ANSWER: a grouping of psychological disorders characterized by changes or
disturbances in the functions of the self that make the personality whole

Somatic Symptom and related disorders - ANSWER: -physical complaints that involve underlying
psychological conflicts or issues
-may hold exaggerated beliefs about the seriousness of their physical symptoms, such as taking them
as signs of life-threatening illnesses despite medical reassurances to the contrary

in early versions of the DSM, dissociative and somatic symptom related disorders were classified with
the anxiety disorders under the general category of: - ANSWER: neurosis

neurosis - ANSWER: maladaptive ways of managing anxiety

The role of anxiety in dissociative and somatic symptom and related disorders, is _________ rather
than directly _________ in behavior - ANSWER: -inferred
-observed

From the Psychodynamic Model, we can infer that Dissociative Symptoms serve a.... - ANSWER:
psychological purpose of shielding the self from the anxiety that would arise from conscious
awareness of disturbing internal conflicts over sexual or aggressive wishes or impulses

types of dissociative disorders: - ANSWER: -dissociative identity disorder

, -dissociative amnesia
-depersonalization/derealization disorder

**in each case, there is a disruption or dissociation (splitting off) of the functions of identity, memory,
or consciousness that normally make us whole

Dissociative Identity Disorder (multiple personality disorder / split personality) - ANSWER: -two or
more personalities, each with its own distinctive traits memories, mannerisms, and even style of
speech, that occupies one person
-they may vie for control
-could represent a psychological defense against severe childhood abuse or trauma
-may be one dominant or core personality and several subordinate personalities (may be seen as
possession when transitioning)
-may show psychotic symptoms (break with reality including hallucinations, delusional thinking)
-as if conflicting internal impulses cannot coexist or achieve dominance
-diagnosed most frequently in women
-often were highly imaginative during childhood, make-believe games
-increased risk of suicide attempts
-mostly in North America

Social Reinforcement Model: - ANSWER: unknowingly cue clients to enact to role of a multiple
personality and then reinforce it with extra attention and concern

What is the most common type of Dissociative Disorder? - ANSWER: Dissociative Amnesia

Dissociative Amnesia (psychogenic amnesia): - ANSWER: -person becomes unable to recall important
personal information, usually involving traumatic or stressful experiences in a way that cannot be
accounted for by simple forgetfulness, nor can it be attributed to an organic cause (blow to the head,
drugs, alcohol, medical condition)
-can be reversible, but may last for days, weeks, months, or years
-dissociated memories may happen gradually, but often occurs suddenly and spontaneously
-subtypes include: localized amnesia, selective amnesia, generalized amnesia, continuous amnesia,
systematized amnesia
-may be associated with dissociative fugue (more purposeful, behaves with normal actions)
-most likely to occur in wartime, in the wake of another disaster, or during an extremely stressful
event

five types of memory problems in Dissociative Amnesia: - ANSWER: -localized amnesia
-selective amnesia
-generalized amnesia
-continuous amnesia
-systematized amnesia

localized amnesia - ANSWER: events occurring during a specific time period are lost to memory

-cannot recall it for hours or days after a stressful or traumatic experience

selective amnesia - ANSWER: people forget only the disturbing particulars that take place during a
certain period of time

generalized amnesia - ANSWER: people forget their entire lives (who they are, what they do, where
they live, whom they live with)

-rare
-cannot recall personal info, but can retain own habits, tastes, skills

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