Pamela loves cakes and pastries. She frequently binges on high-calorie confectionaries and then induces vomiting to avoid gaining weight. Pamela is most likely to receive a diagnosis for
A. rumination disorder.
B. anorexia nervosa.
C. depersonalization disorder.
D. bulimia nervosa.
Answer: D
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a. ?observational methods b. ?statistical significance c. ?biased sampling d. ?the law of parsimony
Wilma is afraid of the pain involved in delivering her baby. Are childbirth classes likely to help her? a. Yes, because women who take these courses report experiencing less pain than women who don't
b. Yes, because women who take these courses qualify for painkilling medications they would not usually receive. c. No, because childbirth courses only make people more knowledgeable about the birthing process and can have no effect on pain. d. No, because individuals who know most about the birthing process experience the most pain.
Which of the following is a risk factor for trauma survivors developing PTSD?
a. lack of social support b. excessive control over one's actions and thoughts c. above-average cognitive skills d. low scores on neuroticism
Treating a person in an unfair way, simply because of his or her membership in a particular group, would constitute:
a. deindividuation b. prejudice c. a self-serving bias d. discrimination