Paul has a great job, is well educated, and has a loving family. Despite these positive aspects of his life, he experiences anxiety every day. When asked by his therapist the reason for his anxiety, he says, "I don't know why
I don't have any reason to feel anxious, yet I worry all the time." The therapist describes Paul as having ______ anxiety.
a) generalized
b) normal
c) healthy
d) restricted
ANS: A, Generalized anxiety is anxiety that is unrelated to any realistic, known source.
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A) reinforcement B) informed consent C) a placebo effect D) participant exclusion E) Select
Dollard and Miller believed that the first six years are important to personality development because childhood is a time
a. when most fixations occur resulting in an oral, anal, or phallic personality. b. when one starts forming the idea of an "ideal self" as well as other possible selves. c. when the framework of our personality is formed through the expression of one's inborn temperament. d. of urgent drives, powerful rewards and punishments, and crushing frustrations.
All of the following are types of leukocytes EXCEPT ______.
A. B cells B. T cells C. natural killer cells D. macrophages
Describe how biology and cognitive maturity contribute to the development of infant
emotions. What will be an ideal response?