Deater-Deckar et al. (2009 ) examined the role of chaos' in family environment and its effects on conduct disorder and found that chaos' was related to:
a) Poorer housing conditions and higher parental education and IQ
b) Higher stress and higher negativity and lower warmth
c) Mild conduct problems concurrently but not longitudinally
d) Severe conduct problems concurrently and longitudinally
Question 2Veronica imagines that she will one day have great success in business, although she now is working as a waitress.
She has difficulty getting along at work because she envies her boss' position of authority (feeling she is more intelligent than him) and expects special favours such as not having to clean the stove like the other waitresses. Which of the following personality disorders best fits Veronica?
a) Narcissistic
b) Borderline
c) Histrionic
d) Avoidant
Question 3What is a goal of recent family therapy efforts with the families of schizophrenics?
a) To provide insight into family patterns that produced the schizophrenia.
b) To relieve guilt and help family shield the schizophrenic from social disgrace.
c) To encourage the family to support more independence for the schizophrenic.
d) To teach constructive ways of expressing feelings and resolving conflicts.
Question 4Maravilla and Yang (2008 ) used fMRIs to demonstrate that men's sexual responses show:
a) A greater degree of activation in the thalamus, hypothalamus and amygdala than women
b) A similar degree of activation in the thalamus, hypothalamus and amygdala as women
c) A lesser degree of activation in the thalamus, hypothalamus and amygdala than women
d) None of the above
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