A girl with a distorted body image, an intense fear of gaining weight, and a refusal to maintain a minimally healthy body weight is probably suffering from ________

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.


anorexia nervosa

Psychology

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Without being in any objective danger, you are suddenly overcome with fear and feel like you are having a heart attack because of the chest pains, dizziness, and weakness. After several minutes the episode passes, but you experience several similar unexpected reoccurrences over the next few months. This indicates

a. normal behavior. c. abnormal behavior. b. ideas of persecution. d. hallucinations.

Psychology

Sociologist George Herbert Mead proposed that a __________ emerges when children adopt a view of the self that resembles others' attitudes toward the child

A) sense of doubt B) well-organized psychological self C) superiority complex D) strong sense of guilt

Psychology

Thinking can contribute to feelings of depression

a. True b. False

Psychology

Bernard shows off his vocabulary and book smarts when he is writing a paper for his English professor. When he is talking with the people who live in his working-class neighborhood, he avoids using words that most people don't know

Bernard's ability to alter the way he communicates to fit different environments and situations demonstrates his ___________ intelligence. a. analytical b. componential c. experiential d. contextual

Psychology