A married woman, whose life was complicated by her mothers living in the home, complained that she felt tense and irritable most of the time. She suffered from occasional attacks in which her heart pounded, and she could not seem to get her breath. Often she broke out in a profuse perspiration. Her mouth seemed alwaysdry, even though she drank a great deal of water.

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A married woman, whose life was complicated by her mother’s living in the home, complained that she felt tense and irritable most of the time. She suffered from occasional attacks in which her heart pounded, and she could not seem to get her breath. Often she broke out in a profuse perspiration. Her mouth seemed alwaysdry, even though she drank a great deal of water.

A	generalized anxiety disorder
B	specific phobia disorder
C	acute anxiety disorder
D	panic disorder

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of dissociative symptoms include the experience of detachment or feeling as if one is outside one’s body, and loss of memory or amnesia.

Detailed explanation-2: -systematic desensitization. Which of the following is considered to be the most nondirective form of therapy? Dr. Buist does not analyze people’s motives or diagnose the nature of their difficulties because he believes that they are in the best position to diagnose and solve their own problems.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. Correspondingly, the modern definition and symptoms of the disease, now known as bipolar disorder, matches what Dr. Jekyll describes in his point of view within the novel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Irene occasionally experiences unpredictable episodes of intense dread accompanied by chest pains and a sensation of smothering. Since her symptoms have no apparent cause, they would probably be classified as indicative of: D) panic attack.

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AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

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