The dialectical behavioral therapy approach to borderline personality disorder is based on the premise that it
a. emerges from biological vulnerability.
b. is defined by the failure to regulate emotions.
c. results from poor parenting skills in childhood.
d. is environmental in origin.
Ans: b. is defined by the failure to regulate emotions.
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a. having a masculine self-concept and spatial experiences. b. increased lateralized specialization of the right cerebral hemisphere. c. increased synaptic activity in dopamine neural circuits. d. suppression of the essentialist bias in thinking.
Which of the following is NOT a recommendation by the
National Commission on Adolescent Sexual Health for how sexuality should be portrayed in the media? A) Portray typical sexual relations as nonexploitive. B) Portrayals should include all different types of sexual orientations. C) Portray the use of contraceptives and the negative consequences of failing to use them. D) Stop portraying only physically attractive people as desirable and capable of being involved in sexual relationships.
Research suggests we engage mental images in our mind ____________ the way we engage or interact with physical objects
a. a little like b. much like c. not at all like d. randomly and completely different than
Which statement supports the contention that schizophrenia is associated with brain damage?
A. The size of the lateral ventricles decreases in schizophrenic patients. B. The dlPFC shows lower activation. C. The neurological symptoms noted in schizophrenia are unique to this disorder. D. Control subjects are more likely to show neurological symptoms.