Explain the treatments for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the controversies surrounding them.
What will be an ideal response?
- Many physicians prescribe stimulant drugs such as Ritalin or Dexadrine to reduce hyperactivity in children.
- Side effects, such as irritability, reduced appetite, and depression, can be considerable, and the long-term health consequences are unclear.
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As with Korsakoff's patients, Alzheimer's patients have impairments in ____ memory, but are relatively unimpaired in ____ memory
a. short-term; long-term b. implicit; explicit c. procedural; declarative d. declarative; procedural
Silas has just taken an ax and killed several people. Silas's doctors suspect that his violent behavior could be due to
A. social referencing. B. too little testosterone. C. a lesion in his lateral hypothalamus. D. a problem with his amygdala.
Which of the following is NOT one of the components in Robert Sternberg's triangular theory of love?
A) ?Passion. B) ?Support. C) ?Intimacy. D) ?Commitment.
Traditional psychoanalysis is to free association as brief psychodynamic therapy is to
a. analysis of transference. b. direct questioning. c. reflection. d. dream analysis.