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WGU C180 EXAM | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
Validity - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The degree to which a test or other
measure of some psychological construct actually measures that
construct.
What are some of the immune effects of chronic stress? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Blood sugar levels decrease, leading to decreased
stress tolerance, progressive mental and physical exhaustion,
illness, and collapse. You become vulnerable to extreme health
issues that may include heart diseases, high blood pressure, and
stroke.
What are some differences of normal function and diagnosed
disorders in a given situation? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A psychological
disorder is an ongoing dysfunctional pattern of thought, emotion,
and behavior that causes significant distress, impairs a person's
normal functioning, and is considered deviant in that person's
culture or society. A person sitting in a classroom one is thinking
about the night before and the other is thinking about how they
do not belong and is just a waste of space.
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What are the various categories of psychological disorders? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Anxiety, Mood, Psychotic, Dementias, Eating
Disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > an anxiety
disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive,
and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
panic disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > An anxiety disorder marked by
unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a
person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain,
choking, or other frightening sensations.
phobia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > an irrational, persistent fear of an
object, situation, or social activity
obsessive-compulsive disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > an anxiety
disorder characterized by repetitive obsessions and compulsions
What is the difference between panic disorder and generalized
anxiety disorder? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A general anexity disorder
is when someone is worrying about a situation for months and a
panic disorder is where the the panic reachs peak in a matter of
minutes
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major depression - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A severe form of
depression that interferes with concentration, decision making,
and sociability
bipolar disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A mood disorder in which the
person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of
depression and the overexcited state of mania.
Describe positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Schizophrenia is a serious psychological disorder
marked by delusions, hallucinations, loss of contact with reality,
inappropriate affect, disorganized speech, social withdrawal, and
deterioration of adaptive behavior. Positive symptoms refer to the
presence of abnormal behaviors or experiences (such as
hallucinations) that are not observed in normal people, whereas
negative symptoms (such as lack of affect and an inability to
socialize with others) refer to the loss or deterioration of
thoughts and behaviors that are typical of normal functioning.
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia include social withdrawal,
poor hygiene and grooming, poor problem-solving abilities, and a
distorted sense of time.
antisocial personality disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A personality
disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of
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conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family
members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.
borderline personality disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a personality
disorder characterized by lack of stability in interpersonal
relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity; angry
outbursts; intense fear of abandonment; recurring suicidal
gestures
histrionic personality disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a personality
disorder characterized by excessive emotionality and
preoccupation with being the center of attention; emotional
shallowness; overly dramatic behavior
narcissistic personality disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
characterized by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a
preoccupation with fantasies of success or power, and a need for
constant attention or admiration
what is the difference between histrionic personality disorder
and narcissistic personality disorder? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Someone with Histrionic PD seeks attention and believes
everyone loves them where a person with Narcissistaic PD
believe that everyone looks up looks up to them.
WGU C180 EXAM | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
Validity - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The degree to which a test or other
measure of some psychological construct actually measures that
construct.
What are some of the immune effects of chronic stress? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Blood sugar levels decrease, leading to decreased
stress tolerance, progressive mental and physical exhaustion,
illness, and collapse. You become vulnerable to extreme health
issues that may include heart diseases, high blood pressure, and
stroke.
What are some differences of normal function and diagnosed
disorders in a given situation? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A psychological
disorder is an ongoing dysfunctional pattern of thought, emotion,
and behavior that causes significant distress, impairs a person's
normal functioning, and is considered deviant in that person's
culture or society. A person sitting in a classroom one is thinking
about the night before and the other is thinking about how they
do not belong and is just a waste of space.
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What are the various categories of psychological disorders? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Anxiety, Mood, Psychotic, Dementias, Eating
Disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > an anxiety
disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive,
and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
panic disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > An anxiety disorder marked by
unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a
person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain,
choking, or other frightening sensations.
phobia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > an irrational, persistent fear of an
object, situation, or social activity
obsessive-compulsive disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > an anxiety
disorder characterized by repetitive obsessions and compulsions
What is the difference between panic disorder and generalized
anxiety disorder? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A general anexity disorder
is when someone is worrying about a situation for months and a
panic disorder is where the the panic reachs peak in a matter of
minutes
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major depression - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A severe form of
depression that interferes with concentration, decision making,
and sociability
bipolar disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A mood disorder in which the
person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of
depression and the overexcited state of mania.
Describe positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Schizophrenia is a serious psychological disorder
marked by delusions, hallucinations, loss of contact with reality,
inappropriate affect, disorganized speech, social withdrawal, and
deterioration of adaptive behavior. Positive symptoms refer to the
presence of abnormal behaviors or experiences (such as
hallucinations) that are not observed in normal people, whereas
negative symptoms (such as lack of affect and an inability to
socialize with others) refer to the loss or deterioration of
thoughts and behaviors that are typical of normal functioning.
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia include social withdrawal,
poor hygiene and grooming, poor problem-solving abilities, and a
distorted sense of time.
antisocial personality disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A personality
disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of
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conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family
members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.
borderline personality disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a personality
disorder characterized by lack of stability in interpersonal
relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity; angry
outbursts; intense fear of abandonment; recurring suicidal
gestures
histrionic personality disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a personality
disorder characterized by excessive emotionality and
preoccupation with being the center of attention; emotional
shallowness; overly dramatic behavior
narcissistic personality disorder - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
characterized by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a
preoccupation with fantasies of success or power, and a need for
constant attention or admiration
what is the difference between histrionic personality disorder
and narcissistic personality disorder? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Someone with Histrionic PD seeks attention and believes
everyone loves them where a person with Narcissistaic PD
believe that everyone looks up looks up to them.
