ADHD may be caused by alterations in the serotonin neurotransmission system combined with a tendency to experience psychosocial distress. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions found that ADHD behaviors in children and adolescents were...
Dr. Shedrika uses a form of therapy that emphasizes revealing his clients' unconscious conflicts, urges, and desires, which he believes are the cause of his clients' disordered emotions and behavior. This therapist is most likely using ________.
A. behavior therapy
B. psychoanalysis
C...
__________is a mood disorder that is caused by the body's reaction to low levels of light present in the winter months.
A. Panic disorder
B. Bipolar disorder
C. Dysthymic disorder
D. Seasonal affective disorder
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I need to copy an interesting article and bring it in to my class to talk about. It's a university class, and it's simply finding a good article or topic to discuss, not a paper or anything. Any suggestions? I want something interesting. Thank you.
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Which of the following are the three terms used to describe the way in which hardy people differ from many other Type A people and others who suffer more ill effects due to stress?
A. commitment, control, challenge
B. commitment, control, competitiveness
C. competitiveness, control...
Which of the following are the three terms used to describe the way in which hardy people differ from many other Type A people and others who suffer more ill effects due to stress?
A. commitment, control, challenge
B. commitment, control, competitiveness
C. competitiveness, control...
Which of the following is an example of an avoidance-avoidance conflict?
A. A person who enjoys the ocean has to choose between retiring in the Bahamas or in Tahiti.
B. A student has to decide whether to turn in an unfinished paper and receive a failing grade or hand it in late and lose...
Researchers found that the __________of daily hassles was a better predictor of headaches than were scores on a life events scale.
a. number
b. type
c. negative quality
d. perceived severity
A disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, nightmares, poor sleep, reliving the event, and concentration problems, lasting for more than one month is called.
a. acute stress disorder
b. external locus of control
c. catastrophic stress
d...
"I think I'm afraid; therefore, I am afraid." Name the theory of emotion that this statement characterizes.
a. cognitive arousal theory
b. activation theory
c. the James-Lange theory
d. the Cannon-Bard theory
Which of the following activities is inconsistent with drive-reduction theory?
A. eating food that tastes bad
B. going swimming on a hot day
C. smoking pot to relax
D. eating when you are not hungry
Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is
A. unstable and subject to wide variations over the course of a lifetime
B. unstable during childhood but stabilizes during adolescence and remains stable throughout a person's adult life
C. relatively stable through the...
Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby. Before the baby arrives, they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper. They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist. What is she likely to tell them?
A. Newborns prefer to look at complex three-dimensional patterns...
Which of the following describes what happens if you trace an auditory stimulus from the time it first reaches the ear until it arrives at the brain?
1. The outer ear (pinna) gathers sound waves and funnels them down the auditory canal striking the eardrum.
2. The basilar membrane causes the...
____________ is defined as an active system that receives information from the senses, organizes and alters information as it stores it away, and then retrieves the information from storage.
A. Classical conditioning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Learning
D. Memory
Which of the following elements is NOT present during hypnotic induction?
A. The person is told to focus on what is being said.
B. The person is told to relax and feel tired.
C. The person is told to let go and allow suggestions.
D. The person is told to hum quietly while being...
Which of the following describes what happens if you trace an auditory stimulus from the time it first reaches the ear until it arrives at the brain?
A The outer ear (pinna) gathers sound waves and funnels them down the auditory canal striking the eardrum.
B. The basilar membrane causes the...
The term neurotransmitter refers to
A. a chemical found in the synaptic vesicles that is released into the synapse
B. any one of a number of chemical compounds that increase the activity of the endocrine system
C. the chemical substance found in the cell membrane
D. the DNA contained in the...