Culturally-disapproved behaviors in the past were often given psychological labels. The so-called "mental disorder" for a woman that had a healthy sexual appetite was known as
a. anarchia.
b. nymphomania.
c. self-defeating personality.
d. drapetomania.
B
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Binet and Simon defined mental age as the
a. likelihood that the child will resist mental disorder. b. child's ultimate intellectual potential. c. child's present age, in years and months. d. age that best fits the child's current level of intellectual performance.
A statement that attempts to predict or account for a set of phenomena is called a(n) _______________
a. hypothesis b. axiom c. corollary d. theory
Petra has intellectual disability. She has minimal capacity for functioning in sensorimotor areas and needs nursing care. She shows basic emotional responses and responds to skills training in the use of her legs, hands, and jaw. She walks and has primitive speech capabilities. She is incapable of self-maintenance and has an IQ of 14. The severity of Petra's intellectual disability is best described as __________.
A. mild B. moderate C. severe D. profound
Which of the following is the BEST example of the social contagion effect?
A) If you had a close relative or friend who committed suicide, your risk of committing suicide is greater. B) The suicide of a family member is extremely stressful to others in the family. C) The suicide of a close family member or friend can have a life-long impact on a person. D) Celebrity suicides do not have as great an impact on individuals as the suicide of a close family member.