The part of the nervous system that is activated in times of stress is the _______________ nervous system.
a. parasympathetic
b. somatic
c. sympathetic
d. central
Answer: c. sympathetic
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a. is more likely when people are aware of the exposure. b. may have effects on our social perceptions of others. c. may affect our social behavior. d. demonstrates the effects of recent events on our perceptions.
The "general adaptation syndrome" has three phases. In what order do they occur?
A) alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion B) alarm reaction, exhaustion, resistance C) resistance, exhaustion, alarm reaction D) resistance, alarm reaction, exhaustion
Jill is an 8-year-old girl who is having a birthday party. According to Freud, since Jill is in the latency period, whom would you expect to be at her party?
a) mostly girls b) mostly boys c) mostly male parents who look like her father d) mostly parents
The data from studies of the biological and adoptive parents of children who receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia as adults show that the concordance rate of schizophrenia with biological relatives is:
A) lower than with adoptive relatives. B) higher than with adoptive relatives. C) a direct function of the age at adoption. D) equally low with both biological and adoptive relatives.