Distress is a key ingredient in anxiety disorders and may also underlie which of the following disorders in which maladaptive behaviors serve to reduce anxiety and discomfort?
a. bipolar and depressive disorders
b. dissociative and somatoform disorders
c. paraphilias and personality disorders
d. schizophrenia and delusional disorders
B
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Your textbook discusses the difference between the words sex and gender. Which of the following differences is correct?
a. Gender refers to animals, whereas sex refers to humans. b. Gender refers to children, whereas sex refers to adolescents and adults. c. Gender is a narrower term than sex. d. Gender refers to psychological characteristics, whereas sex emphasizes biological characteristics.
Which of the following is not a common teratogen?
a. ?SSRI antidepressant medications b. ?alcohol c. ?folic acid d. ?HIV infection
"Because the target response is followed by a reinforcer, its probability or rate increases." What does this statement describe?
a) training in operant conditioning b) training in classical conditioning c) extinction in operant conditioning d) extinction in classical conditioning
Analyze whether noise and crowding are problems for your own local campus or town. If so, what might be done to reduce these problems? If they are not problems, what about your environment has prevented noise and crowding, and how could you apply your situation to other people?
What will be an ideal response?