Which of the following is a function of the right hemisphere?

A. the processing of tactile information
B. the comprehension of emotion
C. the capacity to recognize the emotional content of hand gestures
D. the ability to communicate using language


Answer: B

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In any given month, about __________ percent of adults in the United States report serious psychological distress.

A. 1 B. 3 C. 8 D. 14

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Which of the following is among the six common characteristics of suicide?

a. Most people who end their own lives have clearly decided that they no longer want to live. b. The most common emotion in suicide is apathy. c. Only a small minority of those who are successful give some indication of their intentions. d. Suicide is viewed as a way to escape from psychological pain.

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The typical treatments for anorexia and bulimia include all of the following EXCEPT

a. giving drugs to people with anorexia to relieve the obsessive fears of gaining weight. b. behavioral counseling for bulimics that involves self-monitoring of food intake. c. cognitive-behavioral therapy to change thinking patterns. d. aversion therapy to deal with the unconscious conflicts related to weight gain.

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Obedience is a change in behavior ______

a. initiated on your own without any prompting from someone else b. in response to unspoken social norms c. in response to a specific request d. in response to a specific command

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