Shana gorges on food and then vomits or takes laxatives to avoid gaining weight. Shana would most likely be diagnosed with __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


bulimia nervosa
bulimia

Psychology

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Anquan is frustrated by the incompetence of his professor during class today, and it takes a great deal of effort for him to refrain from standing up during the lecture to tell her she does not know what she is talking about. According to Muraven and Baumeister's (2000) theory of self-control, which of the following outcomes is most likely to occur? a. When he gets back to his dorm after

class, Anquan eats an entire pint of cookie dough ice cream. b. Next week, he has an even tougher time sitting quietly through lecture. c. When he goes to the gym after class, he is able to stay on the elliptical machine for 20 minutes longer than heever has before. d. He decides to work even harder in the course and winds up earning a final grade of A+.

Psychology

The most common sexual dysfunction disorder in males is:

A. male orgasmic disorder B. paraphilia C. premature or rapid ejaculation D. inhibited sexual disorder

Psychology

The behavioral approach to personality postulates that personality is

A. the combination of environmental circumstances and unconscious impulses. B. a function of how we feel about conditions in the environment. C. the consistent patterns of behavior we engage in. D. the result of inherited predispositions to behave in certain ways.

Psychology

Mark repeatedly failed at school and was retained twice. He began to believe that nothing he did would improve his grades, so he gave up easily on assignments and tests and eventually dropped out of school in the tenth grade. Mark's school experience illustrates the concept of

a. learned helplessness. b. sublimation. c. compensation. d. the resistance stage.

Psychology