A key distinction is that Parkinson's disease ________, whereas Huntington's disease ________
a. symptoms can be cured with drug treatment or surgery; symptoms can be treated with drugs
b. usually occurs in the twenties and thirties; almost always occurs in the fifties and sixties
c. is characterized by a poverty of movement; is characterized by uncontrollable ones
d. is a hereditary disorder; does not usually have genetic origins
e. symptoms cannot be treated; symptoms can be cured with drug treatment or surgery
Answer: c. is characterized by a poverty of movement; is characterized by uncontrollable ones
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a. a lack of impulse control. b. seeing people as all good or all bad. c. a brain dysfunction causing attention deficit. d. imagining that what one wants is actually true.
In the context of measurement of personality, which of the following statements is true?
A) The reliability of tests is usually assessed by comparing test results to external criteria or standards. B) A reliable IQ test does not usually provide scores during childhood that remain reasonably similar in adolescence and adulthood. C) The intellectual functioning of an individual cannot be assessed without relating it to other people in the same age group. D) The validity of personality tests cannot be assessed by comparing test results to external criteria or standards.
Which of the following is NOT a theme of constructive coping?
a. Confronting problems directly b. Flowing with potentially destructive habitual behavior c. It takes effort d. Reasonably realistic appraisal of stress and resources
Advanced locomotor skills may
A. increase dependence on caregivers. B. decrease caregiver's safety concerns for the child. C. increase conflicts with caregivers. D. decrease new struggles of willfulness between child and caregiver.