As a clinical psychologist, you are concerned with patterns of thinking and behaving that are maladaptive, disruptive, and/or uncomfortable for the person affected or for others. In other words, you are interested in

A. psychokinesis.
B. psychopathology.
C. psychodiagnosis.
D. psychoanalysis.


Answer: B

Psychology

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A. lie B. tell the truth C. be fair with other people D. follow their conscience

Psychology

You are the bishop of a Catholic Church, and are responsible for counseling adult victims of sexual abuse. One of the victims was raped by a priest when she was a child, and this has shattered her faith. She asks you how could a rational God allow this abuse? How would you answer her, using Thomas Aquinas as a model?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

According to Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, __________

A) all intelligences have a common expert, or end-state, performance B) cultural values and learning opportunities affect the extent to which a child’s intellectual strengths are realized C) education often interferes with the transformation of raw potential into a mature social role D) intelligence tests are a reliable measure of mental ability

Psychology

Researcher Roger Sperry won a Nobel prize for his research on epilepsy. Sperry cut through the ________ which joins the two hemispheres of the brain

a. medulla b. pons c. pituitary gland d. corpus callosum e. cerebral cortex

Psychology