Boys who are lonely and depressed are more likely than depressed girls to become withdrawn and internalize their problems

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: False

Psychology

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Kyle is very afraid of the water. After creating an embarrassing scene at a beach party, he seeks the help of a therapist, who uses systematic desensitization. During the sessions, Kyle is asked to go through stimulus hierarchy construction. To do this, Kyle would:

A. describe in detail his physiological responses when faced with the prospect of going in water B. identify the first moment when he begins to feel the fear, and then list, in increasing order of severity, other stimuli that would evoke the fear C. make a list of times when he would most like to be free of his fear D. list, in order of their relative strength, the rewards that would be available to him if he conquered his fear of the water

Psychology

Many of the emotional attitudes that people develop toward foods, political parties, and ethnic groups were developed in childhood by observing how their parents responded to these same foods or groups. Thus, these reactions were probably conditioned

a. through negative transference. b. by insight learning. c. by response chaining. d. vicariously.

Psychology

If Jim continually boasts of his many female "conquests", a Freudian might argue that he has not resolved conflicts that originated in the:

a. oral stage b. anal stage c. phallic stage d. genital stage

Psychology

We know that millions of boys and men, primarily in Western countries, use AASs to enhance their appearance or ____

a. athletic performance c. ability to stay awake b. cognitive skills d. to reduce their stress levels

Psychology