Stella was referred to undergo psychotherapy after her primary care physician had concerns about her eating behaviors. When interviewing her, Stella noted that she often skips meals due to a fear of gaining weight, and as a result is malnourished. She further stated that she often feels fat and believes that this makes her “a loser” and “a worthless human being.” Currently her weight is within the average range of women her same age and has not drastically changed in the past 12 months. Stella has missed three of her last menses (i.e., amenorrhea). Given this information, which of the following DSM-5 diagnoses may be MOST appropriate for her condition?

A random and highly representative sample greatly increases the ________ of a study.

___(1)___ validity refers to the generalizability of the findings in a single study, whereas ___(2)___ validity refers to the extent to which causal interpretations of findings are justified.

One of the changes from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5 was ________.

Higher cortisol levels ________.

Inclusion criteria for mental disorders include ___(1)___, and exclusion criteria include ___(2)___.

O’Hara develops a new measure of suicide risk. He discovers that it predicts suicide attempts better than any other measure. This finding establishes the _______ of the new measure of suicide risk.

Which of the following is TRUE about panic attacks?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding non-suicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behavior?

Natasha recently competed in a local marathon and came in second place. Feeling ashamed, she thinks to herself “Everyone thinks I’m a loser for not winning this race.” From the view of Beck’s cognitive triad, this thought is an example of a negative view about ________.