When used in connection with mood disorders, "flight of ideas" means
A. anxiety about airplane travel.
B. rapid speech expressing many exciting ideas at once.
C. limited imagination reflected in a slow way of speaking.
D. an increase in creative ideas.
Answer: B
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Which of the following is true about the hippocampus?
A) Long-term memories are permanently stored in the hippocampus. B) The hippocampus is only involved in the creation of nondeclarative memories. C) Memories appear to reside in the hippocampus until they can be consolidated in the cortex. D) Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to affect long-term memories after they have undergone consolidation.
It takes approximately three times longer for men over the age of 40 to impregnate a partner than it does for men under age 25. Why?
a. lack of libido b. endometriosis c. decrease in the quantity and quality of their sperm d. their partner's fertility
A cesarean delivery __________.
A. is a delivery process that takes longer than normal B. happens when the cervix is dilated to 10 cm wide C. involves surgically opening the mother's abdomen and retrieving the baby directly from the uterus D. happens when the fetus is turned around so that the feet or the buttocks is presented in the birth canal first
Several studies have found a correlation between schizophrenia and family conflict. Which of the following explanations illustrates the directionality problem?
a) The relationship found between schizophrenia and family conflict may not be consistent in different ethnic groups. b) Schizophrenics may be less likely to live with their families. c) Both schizophrenia and family conflict may be caused by low socioeconomic status. d) Family conflict may cause schizophrenia, or schizophrenia may cause family conflict.