_____ are disorders in which people have recurrent sexual

urges, fantasies, and behaviors that involve children, other nonconsenting persons, nonhuman objects, or the suffering and humiliation of the individual or his/her sexual partner.

Fill in the blank with correct word


Answer: Paraphilias

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The most promising form of biological treatment in use today is __________, the use of medications to treat mental disorders

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

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In Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, the influence of politics at a national level represents influences in the __________.

A. mesosystem B. exosystem C. macrosystem D. chronosystem

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Michael, the regional manager of his company, believes that Jim is a personable and productive individual. When asked to rate Jim's leadership skills, Michael does not have much to go on and therefore assumes he is also a good leader. This is an example of a(n)

a. contrast effect. b. halo effect. c. escalation effect. d. Hawthorne effect.

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According to Patterson's model of development, antisocial behavior

a. first occurs when children fall in with a bad crowd when they are teens. b. begins with poor parental discipline. c. is the result of a genetic predisposition to act aggressively. d. starts when children begin to imitate antisocial behaviors they see depicted in the media (e.g., television, movies).

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