Which of the following types of medication is most often prescribed for PTSD?
a. antianxiety medications
b. antihypertensive medications
c. antidepressant medications
d. stimulant medications
Answer: c.
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Specific laboratory tests to confirm the presence of psychopathology
a. do not at present exist. b. are used by psychologists but not by psychiatrists. c. are used by psychiatrists but not by psychologists. d. are used to test for the presence of some viral infection or brain lesion to confirm a diagnosis.
What is the primary difference between a person in REM sleep and one in stage N3 sleep?
A. N3 sleep includes vivid dreams, while REM sleep is not a dream stage. B. N3 sleep involves nightmares, while REM sleep is when night terrors occur. C. N3 sleep includes long, slow brain waves, while REM sleep involves highly active brain waves. D. Standard unaware dreams occur during REM sleep and lucid dreams occur during N3 sleep.
According to the authors of your text, what is the most plausible explanation as to why the U.S. soldiers followed their lieutenant's orders to massacre the citizens of the peaceful village of My Lai during the Vietnam War?
a. They were conforming in a confusing situation. b. They were bloodthirsty assassins. c. Soldiers tend to be more aggressive than the average person. d. They were expressing implicit prejudice.
Given the available intervention strategies for learning disorders, the method that probably has the best chance of actually removing the learning disorder is
A. development of better study skills B. efforts to develop compensating cognitive skills C. remediation of the processing problem D. improving overall intelligence