Historically speaking, "treatments" of psychological disorders tended to involve cruel practices such as exorcism and execution. This reflected the assumption that:
A) people were biologically programmed to do evil.
B) people who behaved in strange ways were possessed by demons.
C) only those patients, who have chances of recovery, should be provided treatment.
D) patients who are released from mental hospitals could face a relapse.
B
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The study of the physiological basis of cognition is known as
A. cognitive psychology. B. neuroscience. C. cognitive neuroscience. D. neuropsychology.
The development of the self-image
a. depends greatly on information from the environment. b. begins with a sorting of perceptions and feelings. c. includes self-evaluations of whether "I am a good person.". d. involves all of these.
Telling a child when she succeeds that she "works hard," while telling her when she fails that she "lacks ability," will stimulate the child to develop a
a. learned-helplessness orientation. b. moratorium identity status. c. strong sense of relational self-worth. d. belief-desire theory of mind.
A significant drop in performance in cognitive areas such as memory and reading may __________
a) spark an interest in cognitive training b) foreshadow death within the next few years c) be an indicator of brain cancer d) be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease