The part of the brain responsible for emotional behavior and regulating the nervous system in times of stress is the _________

a. medulla
b. cerebellum
c. thalamus
d. hypothalamus


d

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Webster has been treated for schizophrenia for 20 years. He wants to avoid the risk of tardive dyskinesia. In order to do that, ____

a. his doctor would need to train his family members to increase their expressed emotion b. his doctor would need to decrease the amount of time Webster is on his antipsychotic medication c. he would need to avoid taking Clozapine, and use only the antipsychotic drug Thorazine instead d. he would need to take part in psychosocial therapy to learn social skills

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Bert has been very unsuccessful at job interviews. He doesn't seem to be able to gauge how people are reacting to him, and he always seems to present himself in the same way. Consequently, he usually appears disinterested and detached, and he seldom makes a good impression. Bert appears to have:

a. high self-monitoring b. low self-monitoring c. an external locus of control d. low self-efficacy

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Among military personnel, women's reports about sexual harassment matched ______perceptions of management's attitudes about sexual harassment

A. only victims' B. only men's C. researchers' D. women's and others'

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Which neurotransmitter is not implicated in the development of mood disorders?

a) serotonin b) endorphins c) dopamine d) norepinephrine

Psychology