You pass a class and overhear the professor say the following, "The occurrence of groups of symptoms that lead to the identification of an underlying disease and the development of effective treatments." Based on your background in psychology,
you recognize that the lecture focuses on which model of abnormal behavior?
a) medical
b) cognitive
c) behavioral
d) psychodynamic
A
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The vitalists maintained that _____.
a. a non-physical mind did not exist b. the human body and mind were like machines in most ways c. life could not be explained by the interactions of physical and chemical properties alone d. a person’s mental faculties could be assessed by examining the shape and size of his or her skull
A person may have short-term success with antipsychotic or antidepressant drugs, but at least half of patients stop taking them, often because of the ________ of the medication
a. foul taste b. unpleasant side effects c. unproven effectiveness d. societal stigma
It is important to point out that in general people who are overweight will ____ from regular physical activity as people who are normal weight because weight and exercise exert relatively ____ influences on health
a. not benefit as much, dependent c. benefit as much, dependent b. benefit as much, independent d. not benefit as much, independent
The concept of __________ helps explain why pairs of identical twins reared apart during childhood and later reunited may find that they have similar hobbies, food preferences, and vocations
A) passive gene–environment correlation B) gene therapy C) evocative gene–environment correlation D) niche-picking