If the level of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood rises above normal, the patient breathes:

For months, as Rod drives to work, he has been overwhelmed by worries that he forgot to lock the door, close the windows, or turn off the stove in his house. Several times he has had to return home and double-check the house before he could get rid of these troubling fears. Rod’s worries represent ______.

The types of things people with dissociative amnesia cannot recall tend to be memories of ______.

The types of things people with dissociative amnesia cannot recall tend to be memories of ______.

Joe is a combat veteran who returned from active duty in Iraq, one week after experiencing his first intense firefight. He is extremely anxious, has had nightmares about the firefight every night, and feels like he is in a “daze.” Joe is also disorganized and unable to arrange for the medical help he needs. It appears that Joe is suffering from a(n) _________ disorder.

In order for adjustment disorder to be diagnosed, a person’s emotional reaction must ______.

Drugs that boost levels of the neurotransmitter ______ in the brain have shown effectiveness in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Asthma is caused by a response of the:

Drugs that boost levels of the neurotransmitter ______ in the brain have shown effectiveness in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Which of the following must be assessed in every respiratory patient?