Probably the most important factors in the development of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa
and bulimia nervosa are ______.
a. genetic factors that predispose many women to these disorders
b. social pressures and expectancies placed on young women to base their self-worth on their appearance
c. personal efforts to overcome real problems with eating too much and getting fat
d. improperly learned eating behaviors during infancy and early childhood
Question 2The original learned helplessness model ______ the low self-esteem typical of people who
are depressed and _______ the variations in the persistence of depression.
a. fails to explain, does not account for
b. explains, does not account for
c. fails to explain, accounts for
d. explains, accounts for
Question 3Which of the following is a risk factor in alcoholism?
a. educational attainment c. intelligence level
b. age d. region of the country one resides in
Question 4The learned helplessness model straddles the ______ and the ______ approaches.
a. psychodynamic, behavioral c. humanistic, cognitive
b. psychodynamic, humanistic d. behavioral, cognitive
Question 5Some learning theorists see the hypochondriacally pattern of repeatedly seeking medical advice
as a form of ______ disorder.
a. paranoid c. obsessive-compulsive
b. panic d. adjustment
Question 6The BEST predictor of alcoholism or problem drinking in adulthood is ______.
a. family history of alcohol abuse c. antisocial personality
b. ethnic background d. social class
Question 7According to the learning perspective, the symptoms of conversion and other somatic symptom and related disorders may be due to ______.
a. unconscious conflicts c. dissociation
b. reinforcement of the sick role d. la belle indiffrence
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