People with higher scores on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale have been found to
a. react more negatively to stressful events.
b. be more vulnerable to physical illness and psychological problems.
c. have a more external locus of control.
d. cope more effectively with stress.
B
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What is the point of the "homelessness as musical chairs" analogy in Chapter 1?
a. personal factors determine how many persons become homeless b. supply and demand for housing determines how many become homeless c. both ‘a' and ‘b' d. most homeless persons have mental illnesses
Eight-year-old Gordon is constantly throwing temper tantrums at home and seems just generally upset. He’s been this way as long as his parents can remember and when something sets him off, he terrorizes the house, pulling things off the wall and breaking whatever he can find. His family is on their third set of dishes this year. Which of the following would be necessary to know before diagnosing Gordon with DMDD?
a. Is Gordon living with his biological parents? b. Does Gordon exhibit these problems at school or with peers? c. Does Gordon have an ODD diagnosis? d. Did this pattern of behavior begin prior to the age of 4?
If someone has had a hand destroyed as a result of an accident, how long do doctors have to replace the hand with a donor hand?
A. within several days, until the skin heals B. within several weeks, until the muscles atrophy C. within several months, until the nerves die D. there really is no time limit provided that cortical rearrangement has not occurred
Cross-cultural findings reveal that most societies promote
A) the genetically primed dominance of females. B) instrumental traits in males and expressive traits in females. C) the competition for mates among females. D) greater androgynous behavior among males than females.