Dagmar is a musician and she loves the fact that she constantly hears new melodies in her head. In fact, she cannot remember a time when she did not hear music. Why is this NOT an example of an obsession?
a. Obsessions must be accompanied by ritualistic actions.
b. Obsessions must come on suddenly in response to a stressful life event.
c. Obsessions must be voluntary thoughts that a person knows are irrational.
d. Obsessions must be intrusive thoughts the person finds disturbing.
d. Obsessions must be intrusive thoughts the person finds disturbing.
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c. normal bereavement. d. anticipatory grief.
Stating that a kitten is sad because it has been separated from its mother is an example of
a. naturalistic observation. b. confounding. c. anthropomorphizing. d. a correlation.
Kamoze says that his 10-year-old son took an IQ test that translated raw scores into deviation scores. Kamoze knows that his son's score was 110, but he doesn't know the score's meaning. Kamoze can be told that is son
a. was judged to be smart by 110 experts on the IQ panel. b. got 110 answers right on the test. c. scored at the mean for 10-year-olds. d. did better than the mean for 10-year-olds.
A brain trauma in which the brain has been shifted from its normal position and is pressed against the skull, often resulting in bruised tissue, coma, or delirium, is referred to as a
a. contusion. b. concussion. c. stroke. d. laceration.