Fifty-year-old Carl suffers from a tremor, rigidity, and loss of vocal power. He looks expressionless, as if he were wearing a mask. These symptoms are consistent with a diagnosis of
a) Pick's disease.
b) Alzheimer's disease.
c) Parkinson's disease.
d) Huntington's disease.
c
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Regarding the culture-bound syndromes and diagnostic classification, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Culture-bound syndromes provide little guidance about the true nature of a person's problems or the best way to treat them. b. Culture-bound disorders occur only in Eastern, Hispanic, and African cultures and not in Western cultures, such as the U.S. and Canada. c. The classification of the DSM-IV-TR is based on empirical data and clinical observations. d. The definitions of mental disorders in the DSM have changed over time with some mental disorders being deleted and new ones added.
Researchers have identified the _________ as the most likely location of osmoreceptors
a. preoptic area of the hypothalamus b. posterior hypothalamus c. lateral hypothalamus d. organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT)
In a skewed distribution, the mean and median are equal
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Suppose NASA assembles a team of people to create the first human settlement on Mars. If the team members are socioeconomically and culturally diverse, which of the following scenarios would best reduce out-group bias between them?
A. External threats force the settlers to cooperate to survive and accomplish their goals. B. External threats cause the settlers see the world outside as dangerous. C. Cultural artifacts from home strengthen the settlers' satisfaction with their original in-group identities. D. Stressful events cause the settlers to perceive each other as low on warmth.