An episode of intense sadness that may last for several months is called __________

a. bipolar disorder
b. hypomania
c. major depressive disorder
d. dysthymia


c

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Killian lets her husband keep all the financial records for the family, and she expects him to make all the decisions that affect the family. She refuses to make any decisions on her own, and if anything unexpected occurs, she calls her husband at work to ask for his advice. If Killian has a personality disorder, her symptoms are most consistent with those associated with disorders in the

a. anxious/fearful cluster. b. odd/eccentric cluster. c. dramatic/impulsive cluster. d. neurotic/dissociative cluster.

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The notion that certain life events may be poorly recalled because of repression was first proposed by

a. Ebbinghaus b. Freud c. Sperling d. Loftus

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Lita has just eaten a lot of soy, which contains tryptophan. What should she try to consume less of to potentially increase tryptophan's entry to the brain?

A. Phenylalanine B. Glucose C. Insulin D. Thiamine

Psychology

The textbook suggests that ADHD tends to be:

a. underdiagnosed. b. overdiagnosed and overmedicated. c. found more often in girls than in boys. d. evident by age 7, but symptoms of ADHD disappear over time.

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