Brittany came to a therapist complaining that she just doesn’t enjoy life lately. She says that for the past couple of months, she finds she just doesn’t feel like doing the things that she used to love to do. She has also lost a lot of weight and sleeps much more than usual but still feels tired all the time. She says she just can’t concentrate on anything. However, she denies feeling sad. Brittany’s most likely diagnosis is:

Ignacio comes from a culture that frequently includes spiritual possession and altered personas as a part of religious ceremony. Some of his friends are concerned that these practices may actually be an indicator of a dissociative disorder. His friends consult with a psychologist, who informs them that Ignacio could not be diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Why not, according to the APA?

People who, by their nature, strongly prefer familiarity and are fearful of new things have

Mrs. B. tells her psychologist, “I cannot leave a certain region around my home without having terrible fears. I am terribly worried when I am in a car or bus. I am afraid I will have another one of those terrifying experiences.” What disorder does Mrs. B. probably have and what experience is she talking about?

A diagnosis of bipolar II disorder indicates that the person has experienced

Brain imaging techniques make it possible to

What makes defining abnormality so difficult?

Tara believes that it is extremely important to be clean. She cleans her kitchen and bathroom daily and the rest of the house at least once every few days. She uses antibacterial soap and sterile water to clean. She says she wants people to be able to eat off her floors. Tara is very proud of her house and the way she keeps it. She

An advantage of diagnosis is that:

A researcher designed an experimental to study the causes of aggression in children. Half the children ate a sugared cereal; the other half ate cornflakes. The researcher then recorded the number of aggressive acts displayed by the children in a one-hour play period after breakfast. In this experiment, __________ is the dependent variable and ___________ is the independent variable.