Joan is a six-year-old child who cries out in the middle of the night, appearing frightened and inconsolable. Her parents are unable to comfort her during these episodes, and Joan has no memory of the event in the morning. Joan appears to be experiencing
a. dyssomnia
b. hypersomnia.
c. nightmares.
d. sleep terrors.
d
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Emotional response in individuals with schizophrenia is typified by __________ affect.
A. flat B. normal C. enhanced D. explosive
The most appropriate use of electroconvulsive therapy is as a
a. preferred treatment for trauma- and stressor-related disorders, particularly PTSD. b. preferred treatment for neurocognitive disorders in which brain pathology exists. c. last resort treatment for schizophrenia that has not responded to drug treatment. d. last resort means of treatment for selected cases of depression that involves self-destructive or suicidal behavior.
Which of the following is true concerning research on obedience:
a. in Milgram's original research, 60 per cent of the participants were males while 40 per cent were females b. most of the participants calmly obeyed orders to shock the ‘learners’ c. Milgram's results have not been replicated outside the United States d. Milgram's findings have been extended to obedience situations other than ones involving the administration of shocks e. Milgram's research emphasizes the powerful effects of moral character on behaviour
Amy, an 18-month-old child, resorts to taking her baby sister's bottle even though she has previously been weaned. This behavior illustrates which Freudian defense mechanism?
A. repression B. stubbornness C. regression D. fixation