Psychology

6 years ago

Hormone replacement therapy in women generally involves replacing depleted supplies of ________.

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Research on social factors and the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder suggests a role of social ...

Research on social factors and the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder suggests a role of social support in the etiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It was found that
A) veterans who didn't face the embarrassment of being tre

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Researchers have just begun to study the phenomenon of remembering and recounting experiences from ...

Researchers have just begun to study the phenomenon of remembering and recounting experiences from the distant past. In the elderly this is called ________.

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________ is the multidisciplinary study of aging.

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Evidence suggests that individuals diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder have regions of ...

Evidence suggests that individuals diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder have regions of their brains that are structurally and functionally different than controls. All of the following are suggested in the textbook as an explanation of this

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6 years ago

Theories on stages of adult psychosocial development are useful, but must be considered with ...

Theories on stages of adult psychosocial development are useful, but must be considered with caution. Explain why.

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6 years ago

What are the elements of the two-factor theory explanation of the development and maintenance of ...

What are the elements of the two-factor theory explanation of the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder?
A) reinforcement and punishment
B) classical and operant conditioning
C) repression and withdrawal
D)

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6 years ago

What is the cross-cultural evidence on adolescent identity crisis?

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Describe the type of emotional reciprocity found in families with happy relationships compared to ...

Describe the type of emotional reciprocity found in families with happy relationships compared to those found in families with troubled relationships.

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When people with PTSD are able to integrate the experience of trauma and find some broader reason or ...

When people with PTSD are able to integrate the experience of trauma and find some broader reason or higher value for enduring it, they are engaging in the task of
A) meaning making.
B) intellectualizing.
C) emotional reintegration.

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6 years ago

Discuss the argument put forward by some theorists for classifying troubled relationships not just ...

Discuss the argument put forward by some theorists for classifying troubled relationships not just troubled individuals as the current DSM does.

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6 years ago

The term given to positive changes resulting from trauma is

The term given to positive changes resulting from trauma is
A) meaning making.
B) integration.
C) posttraumatic growth.
D) hardiness.

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6 years ago

Discuss the research findings on the issue of reminiscence in older adults.

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With respect to the value of critical incident stress debriefing (CISD),A) there is no evidence that ...

With respect to the value of critical incident stress debriefing (CISD),
A) there is no evidence that CISD prevents PTSD.
B) CISD should not be offered until several days after the trauma.
C) CISD is never harmful to those who receive

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6 years ago

What are the four basic communication problems John Gottman found in his research on marital ...

What are the four basic communication problems John Gottman found in his research on marital communication?

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6 years ago

Explain how heritability might play a role in divorce, and give an example.

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Jane has been diagnosed with PTSD and has begun seeing a psychotherapist. Which of the following ...

Jane has been diagnosed with PTSD and has begun seeing a psychotherapist. Which of the following will be the most important strategy for her therapist to employ to achieve long-term benefit?
A) reactivation of defense mechanisms
B) stress-i

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6 years ago

What are the five stages of bereavement outlined by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross? What is one of the ...

What are the five stages of bereavement outlined by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross? What is one of the criticisms of this approach?

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6 years ago

Define a living will and discuss the explanation for their efficacy in increasing quality of life in ...

Define a living will and discuss the explanation for their efficacy in increasing quality of life in older adults.

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6 years ago

The textbook makes the point early in chapter 18 that

The textbook makes the point early in chapter 18 that
A) the legal definition of insanity is not the same as the psychological definition of mental illness.
B) there is little overlap between the criminal justice system and the field of abn

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6 years ago

In 1981 John Hinckley tried to kill then president of the United States Ronald Reagan. This case ...

In 1981 John Hinckley tried to kill then president of the United States Ronald Reagan. This case study begins chapter 18 of the textbook. Hinckley had a history of odd behavior and was subsequently found not guilty by reason of insanity. As a result

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The name "hysteria" (Greek for "uterus") reflects the erroneous idea that ...

The name "hysteria" (Greek for "uterus") reflects the erroneous idea that somatoform and dissociative disorders were caused by
A) confused sexual identity.
B) gynecological dysfunctions that cause fevers.
C) women m

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The idea that people act out of free will, that they are accountable for their actions when they ...

The idea that people act out of free will, that they are accountable for their actions when they violate the law, is known as the legal concept of
A) criminal responsibility.
B) individual responsibility.
C) mens rea.
D) innocent

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Jean Charcot influenced the thinking of Sigmund Freud and Pierre Janet. Specifically, Freud and ...

Jean Charcot influenced the thinking of Sigmund Freud and Pierre Janet. Specifically, Freud and Janet were influenced by Charcot's
A) use of hypnosis to treat and induce hysteria.
B) views on gynecology.
C) integration of multiple

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There is considerable overlap between the legal systems in the United States and the mental health ...

There is considerable overlap between the legal systems in the United States and the mental health professions in the area of expert witnesses. Court rulings have imposed some limits on the expert witnesses, requiring that
A) only neutral witnes

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6 years ago

In U.S. law an exception to criminal responsibility is contained in the concept of

In U.S. law an exception to criminal responsibility is contained in the concept of
A) insanity.
B) not criminally responsible.
C) mental illness.
D) All of the above are recognized as exceptions in U.S. laws.

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The mental disorder defense was codified in 1843 when ________ was found not guilty by reason of ...

The mental disorder defense was codified in 1843 when ________ was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
A) Hinckley
B) M'Naghten
C) Conan-Doyle
D) Freud

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Harry Jenkins has pled "not guilty by reason of insanity." The state where Harry is ...

Harry Jenkins has pled "not guilty by reason of insanity." The state where Harry is being tried uses the M'Naghten test of insanity. What question will the judge use when instructing the jury on the basis of their decision in this case

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What is the view of contemporary psychology regarding unconscious processes?

What is the view of contemporary psychology regarding unconscious processes?
A) These processes only play a role in normal emotion and cognition.
B) These processes do not exist.
C) These processes only play a role in abnormal emotion

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A 1954 ruling by a Washington D.C. federal court in Durham v. United States broadened the insanity ...

A 1954 ruling by a Washington D.C. federal court in Durham v. United States broadened the insanity defense to indicated that an accused is not criminally responsible if his or her unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect. This came to

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Epstein has suggested that we have two systems of information processing, a rational system that ...

Epstein has suggested that we have two systems of information processing, a rational system that uses abstract, logical knowledge and a(n) ________ system that uses intuitive knowledge to respond more quickly.
A) right brain
B) unconscious

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Some psychologists do not see hypnosis as an altered state of consciousness. How are they likely to ...

Some psychologists do not see hypnosis as an altered state of consciousness. How are they likely to view being hypnotized?
A) a sign of predisposition to dissociation
B) a form of depersonalization
C) a response to suggestion and expec

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What is the cause of psychogenic amnesia?

What is the cause of psychogenic amnesia?
A) malingering
B) brain injury
C) neurotransmitter imbalance
D) emotional distress

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6 years ago

In the United States about 1 percent of those charged attempt a defense of not guilty by reason of ...

In the United States about 1 percent of those charged attempt a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). Of those about what percent are successful?
A) 25 percent
B) 15 percent
C) 55 percent
D) 1 percent

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After Linda witnessed a violent crime, she could not recall anything that happened before the ...

After Linda witnessed a violent crime, she could not recall anything that happened before the trauma. Linda's experience is an example of
A) psychogenic amnesia.
B) dementia.
C) regressive amnesia.
D) fugue.

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6 years ago

In most cases of a successful defense based on not guilty by reason of insanity the defendant spends ...

In most cases of a successful defense based on not guilty by reason of insanity the defendant spends some time in a mental health facility after the verdict. What is true of the time spent in such a facility by the individual?
A) The time spent

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6 years ago

While in his bedroom, Zack suddenly feels as if he in a strange and unfamiliar place. Later, he ...

While in his bedroom, Zack suddenly feels as if he in a strange and unfamiliar place. Later, he experiences the feeling that his body does not belong to him. What is Zack experiencing?
A) depersonalization
B) fugue
C) identity disorder

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For more than eight years, Marilyn's husband has subjected her to physical and psychological abuse. ...

For more than eight years, Marilyn's husband has subjected her to physical and psychological abuse. As a result, she has been treated in the emergency room more than 10 times for a variety of injuries from bruises to broken bones. Each time she

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The Supreme Court of the United States has requested a social science review of the evidence on ...

The Supreme Court of the United States has requested a social science review of the evidence on battered woman syndrome. What will that review reveal?
A) Scientific evidence supporting the syndrome is weak to nonexistent.
B) Proponents of t

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