Compared to non-Hispanic White Americans, African Americans are ______ likely to
develop alcohol abuse or dependence, and are ______ likely to develop cirrhosis.
a. less, less c. more, less
b. less, more d. more, more
Question 2Art goes on a disastrous date. Afterwards he says I really messed it up. I guess I'm just no
good with women His statements reflect a(n) ______ attribution.
a. global c. external
b. specific d. unstable
Question 3Some people with body dysmorphic disorder try to correct their perceived defect with unpleasant medical procedures including unnecessary plastic surgery.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4__________ is a psychosocial concept distinguishing maleness from femaleness.
a. Gender
b. Sex
c. Homosexuality
d. Tomboy
Question 5Psychodynamic theorists view anorexia nervosa as ______.
a. a type of weight phobia
b. the result of the daughter's faulty identification with her mother
c. an unconscious effort to remain a prepubescent child
d. a method of punishing overprotective, smothering parents
Question 6Timmy is a nine-year-old boy who thinks that he should have been born a girl and who likes to wear girls' clothes and play with dolls. He gets teased and criticized a great deal.
Which statement is most likely
to fit Timmy's situation?
a. He does not have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder and probably never will.
b. He does not have a current diagnosable psychiatric disorder but it will be diagnosed if he
continues this behavior past the age of 12.
c. He could currently be diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
d. He would be diagnosed with a childhood adjustment disorder if a teacher recognizes that
he is unhappy in school.
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