The fact that the incidence of eating disorders varies widely across the world is best explained by ____ theory of abnormal behavior
a. ?psychological
b. ?sociocultural
c. ?psychoanalytic
d. ?biological
ANSWER:
b
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a. lack an id. b. over identify with their fathers. c. rely on a morality of care perspective. d. do not experience any fear of castration.
When are conflicts between parents and their children the highest?
a. during late adolescence c. during middle adolescence b. during early adolescence d. during young adulthood
Which of the following statements is a limitation of Chomsky's nativist perspective?
A) Chomsky's theory cannot explain how children weave statements together into connected discourse and sustain meaningful conversations. B) Chomsky's theory is inconsistent with research on efforts to teach language to nonhuman primates. C) Chomsky's theory overemphasizes the role of social experience in language development. D) Chomsky's theory ignores the existence of specialized regions in the brain that support language skills.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the utilization of mental health services by ethnic minorities?
a. Ethnic minorities use mental health services far more than White middle-class clients. b. Even when barriers to treatment, such as income and lack of health insurance, are removed, ethnic minorities continue to use mental health services far less than White middle-class clients. c. When barriers to mental health services, such as lack of health insurance, are removed, ethnic minorities use mental health services about the same amount as White middle-class clients. d. Ethnic minorities do not report barriers to mental health services.