Zack is less likely to be stopped by temporary setbacks, and more likely to deal with problems head-on. He tends to be less anxious and stressed and takes better care of himself because he believes that his efforts to stay healthy will succeed. Zack would best be described as a(n)

a. Type A personality.
b. optimist.
c. realistic pessimist.
d. a person who overuses the defense mechanism of displacement.


B

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A. men need more pain relief than women following most surgical procedures. B. women need more pain relief than men following most surgical procedures. C. treatment of pain in men and women is still the same, because the psychological experience of pain is the same for men and women. D. males and females may benefit from different kinds of medications and different kinds of pain management.

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What are the four ways behavior can be modified?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following drugs was considered beneficial during Freud's era (and was taken by Freud himself), before its powerfully addictive nature was recognized?

A) LSD B) Snuff C) Peyote D) Marijuana E) Cocaine

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