A research team found that men who did not exercise had a higher rate of heart disease. Which of the following explanations illustrates the third-variable problem?
a) Heart disease might make it more difficult for men to exercise.
b) The relationship between exercise and heart disease might not be causal.
c) Including men who smoke in the study might erase the relationship between exercise and heart disease.
d) Smoking might cause both heart disease and reluctance to exercise.
Question 2Self-stigma is
a) the tendency to see oneself more positively due to mental illness
b) the tendency to see oneself more negatively due to mental illness
c) feeling comfortable telling people about your own mental illness
d) denying to other people that you have a mental illness
Question 3Which model has been least helpful in understanding conversion disorders?
a) Psychoanalytic
b) Behavioural
c) Sociocultural
d) Genetic
Question 4Reduced light causes decreases in _______ neurons, which is thought to contribute to the experience of seasonal affective disorder.
a) serotonin
b) dopamine
c) GABA
d) epinephrine
Question 5The term Amok is classified as a cultural concept of distress in the DSM-5, and is characterized by:
a) Compulsive running rituals.
b Pain-related irritability.
c) Dissociative homicidal outburst.
d) Severe anxiety and hypochondriasis.
Question 6Post-event processing refers to:
a) The ability of an event to chronically activate the negative self-schema
b) Intrusive thoughts about previous negative social experiences
c) The flashbacks experienced by victims of post-traumatic stress disorder
d) None of the above
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