Startle responses are greater when a person is ____
a. depressed
b. anxious
c. violent
d. aggressive
b
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Malnutrition __________.
A. does not occur in alcoholics, because alcohol provides both calories and nutrients B. only occurs when alcoholics are destitute and not able to afford to purchase food C. may occur in alcoholics, because alcohol interferes with the body's ability to use nutrients D. is rare among alcoholics because alcohol is most commonly consumed with food
One-year-old Tiffany looks in a cup and sees that it is empty. She then lifts the cup to her lips, tips it toward her mouth, and smiles as if she is drinking something she likes. Tiffany's behavior is best categorized as _____ play
a. onlooker b. parallel c. pretend d. cooperative
The view that only minds really exist and that the physical world could not exist unless some mind were aware of it is known as ____
a. materialism b. mentalism c. the identity position d. dualism
Sharif has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder
His therapist purposely asks him to think about the unwanted, intrusive, unpleasant thought. These thoughts typically trigger Sharif to feel the need to engage in a particular behavior. However, his therapist does not allow him to engage in that behavior for periods of time. The goal is to decrease and eventually eliminate the need for the compulsion. This technique is called _____ a) flooding. b) aversion therapy. c) exposure and response prevention. d) overexposure.