What general category of psychological disorders is characterized by a disruption in one's consciousness, memory, identity, or perception?

A) Anxiety disorders
B) Dissociative disorders
C) Personality disorders
D) Schizophrenia


Answer: B

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a. ?Rogers’s self theory b. ?Bandura’s reciprocal determinism c. ?Mischel’s cognitive-affective theory d. ?Allport’s trait theory

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What was one reason the Educational Testing Service gave for the decline in SAT scores of graduating high school seniors during the 1960s and 1970s?

a. Increasing numbers of minority students taking the SAT b. Weaker academic records and increased diversity of student backgrounds c. Changing attitudes of parents leading to lack of confidence in education d. Student perceptions that scoring well on standardized tests was not "cool."

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a) denial b) sublimation c) repression d) regression

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a. an elementary school b. a middle school c. a college or university d. a daycare center

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