diathesis-stress model

What will be an ideal response?


a model of mental disorders that proposes they develop when an individual with a predisposition (diathesis) experiences significant psychological stress

Psychology

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In a study using the false belief task with four-year-olds of average intelligence, four-year-olds with Down syndrome, and slightly older children with autism, Baron-Cohen found that

a. only the average intelligence children passed the task. b. both the average intelligence children and the children with Down syndrome passed the task. c. both the average intelligence children and the children with autism passed the task. d. all three groups of children passed the task.

Psychology

Natasha has been snacking on a large bag of salty pretzels. She will

a. experience an extracellular thirst. b. experience an intracellular thirst. c. need a slightly salty liquid to quench her thirst. d. need a sugary drink to quench her thirst.

Psychology

Nicotine is a

a. stimulant. b. depressant. c. narcotic. d. psychogenic drug. e. hallucinogen.

Psychology

"I did it because the teacher told me to. If I hadn't done it, she would have made me stay after school." This is an example of _____ reasoning in Kohlberg's system

a. hedonistic b. preconventional c. conventional d. principled

Psychology