Seth thought he was having a heart attack. His heart suddenly began pounding. He couldn't catch his breath, began trembling and was seized by a sudden, overwhelming fear. Seth's experience is indicative of a __________
a) major phobic episode.
b) generalized anxiety disorder.
c) panic attack.
d) cyclothymic episode.
c
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The frontal lobe of the brain seems to play an important role in aggression. In a study on people convicted of murder,
A. the brains of murderers who were not victims of childhood abuse showed less frontal lobe activity compared to those who did experience childhood abuse. B. the brains of those who acted out of temporary anger showed less frontal lobe activity compared to those who planned their crimes. C. those with less frontal lobe activity were more likely to have committed instrumental aggression, while those with more such activity often committed defensive aggression. D. those with less frontal lobe activity showed more remorse for their crimes, during both the trial and later incarceration, than those with less frontal lobe activity.
According to Maslow, higher-order needs differ from lower-order needs in that higher-order needs
a. involve qualities that are more social in nature. b. are more distinctly human and less animalistic. c. represent growth-based motives. d. All of these answers are correct.
The number of synaptic connections among neurons is referred to as __________.
A. synaptic density B. synaptic pruning C. micronutrients D. kwashiorkor
A young woman has become very afraid of being overweight. She has recently reduced her food intake although she feels hungry all the time. As a result, her weight has dropped sharply below average, but she still believes that she is overweight. She is most likely experiencing: