Provide evidence to support the concept of a diagnostic grouping termed "obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder."
What will be an ideal response?
Intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors are seen in other disorders. Regardless of whether or not anxiety accompanies the behaviors, there appears to be reasonable evidence to suggest a clustering of disorders that include the two core features of intrusive thoughts and repetitive behavior. This new grouping would include autism, body dysmorphic disorder, gambling, and hair-pulling, to name a few.
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Which statement represents a bottom-up aspect of gate-control theory?
A) Pain may be gated at the skin receptors by rubbing the injured area. B) Pain may be suppressed with drugs that mimic endorphin activity. C) Subjective pain intensity may vary among ethnic groups. D) The midbrain may send inhibitory signals to the spinal cord that prevent further pain signals from reaching the brain.
What is the correct developmental sequence for emotional understanding, from earliest to latest?
a. Empathic responding :: social referencing :: discriminate facial expressions b. Empathic responding :: discriminate facial expressions :: social referencing c. Discriminate facial expressions :: social referencing :: empathic responding d. Social referencing :: empathic responding :: discriminate facial expressions
In relation to emerging adults, the rates of cohabitation are rising because ______.
A. of the trend for advanced education and delayed career entry B. of a cultural shift in the importance of marriage C. they are less likely to be committed to a religion that promotes marriage D. they are more self-centered and unready for relationships
Explain what historical and personal factors may have shaped how Freud viewed the development of personality. How could such factors influence your ideas about the development of personality?
What will be an ideal response?