5) The primary fear of agoraphobics is of being in A) a public place C) a closed

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5) The primary fear of agoraphobics is of being in A) a public place C) a closed space B) an open space D) an inescapable situation t venture into any crowded place. sses meetings at work when he knows many people will be attending. He thinks hat everywhere, everyone is staring at him and talking about his hair. He has begun wearing a including to work. Michael likely has A) impulse control disorder C) social anxiety disorder B) major depressive disorder D) avoidant personality disorder 7) Whenever Dan, who is well-off, helpful and good-natured, enters a shop, he is overpowered by an irresistible urge to steal something, be it just a cent's worth eraser. After doing it for many years, his stealing habit is mostly on autopilot, but the prospect excites him just the same. Which of the following best describes Dan's behavior? A) fetish B) obsession C) fixation D) compulsion 8) Which of the following best describes the diathesis-stress view? busive environments and cultural dispositions together produce psychological disorders. B) It is mainly the biological predispositions that produce psychological disorders. C) Biological predispo sitions, cultural dispositions, and abusive environments together produce psychological disorders. D) Biological predispositions plus stress or abusive environments together produce psychological disorders. 9) Which of the following about generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is true? A) Both men and women are equally vulnerable to GAD B) More men than women experience GAD. C) All people are vulnerable to GAD regardless of age and gender D) More women than men experience GAD. 10) In psychodynamic therapy, the therapist will help the client gain insight into nfluences of behavior. B) biological A) unconscious C) social D) cognitive I 1) Client-centered therapy holds that a person will not become well if he or she experiences A) self-actualization at too early an age B) an intense desire to be alone and withhold emotions C) rapid and random firings of the occipital lobe neurons D) a gap between his or her ideal self and actual self

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1. option d) fear of inescapable situations

Agoraphobia is the irrational fear of not being able to escape public or closed spaces or social settings and embarrassing oneself in such situations. It is often linked with panic disorders, but sometimes it may present itself without full bloen panic attacks.

6. option C) social anxiety disorder

social anxiety is the irrational anxiety during social interactions, in which person becomes self conscious, and tries to avoids such situations.

Impulse control disorder is the persistent failure to control one's urges and temptations.

Avoidant personality disorder is disorder of personality in which there is inhibition towards interpersonal contact.

Major depressive disorder is characterized by persistent low mood and lack of intetest in activities.

3.Option d) compulsion

Dan seems to have kleptomania, an impulse control disorder, it is seen as similar to OCD since there are intrusive thoughts about the object and a compulsion to steal it, without intention of one's profit.

4. Option D)

Diathesis is the biological disposition and stress are life experience or environmental factors which increase stress.When genetic vulnerability combines with life stress, and they can develop into disorders.

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