Persistent Thoughts, Ideas, Impulses, or Images That Seem to Invade

question 134

Multiple Choice

Persistent thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images that seem to invade a person's consciousness are called:

• A) obsessions.
• B) compulsions.
• C) panic attacks.
• D) phobias.

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Definitions:

Diathesis-Stress Perspective

The view that a predisposition to develop a disorder (the “diathesis”), interacting with the experience of stress, causes mental disorders. According to this perspective, the interaction underlies the onset of all disorders, although either the predisposition or the stress may be more important in a particular disorder, or in a particular person.

Diathesis

A predisposition or vulnerability to developing a disorder or disease, often influenced by genetics and environmental factors.

Stress

A physical or psychological response to internal or external demands or pressures.

Etiology

The study of the causes or origins of diseases or disorders.