The increase in neuropsychological evidence about the development of the brain has led to discussions about
a. whether juveniles should be tried and punished under the same standards as adults.
b. whether any criminal is competent to stand trial.
c. the role of psychologists in the determination of sanity and insanity for defense purposes.
d. the impossibility of psychological autopsies on adolescents.
a
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Which best describes the current thinking about stress response and the immune system?
a. Short-term stressors enhance immune responses that are quick, while chronic stressors create immunosuppression. b. Chronic stressors enhance long-term immune responses, but short-term stressors create immunosuppression. c. Neither chronic nor short-term stressors impair the immune system. d. Both chronic and short-term stressors impair the immune system.
What is meant by transference?
a. Diverting a behavior or thought from its natural target to a less threatening target b. Moving an unacceptable thought or impulse into the unconscious c. Attributing your own undesirable qualities to other people d. Reacting emotionally to a therapist because of a resemblance to someone else
Since Roberto has been found incompetent to stand trial, he will be committed to a mental health facility. After a reasonable period of time, the law requires any one of the following outcomes EXCEPT that
A. he must be found competent. B. he must be set free. C. he must be medicated. D. he must be committed under civil law.
In Erikson's eight stages of psychosocial development, the polar opposite of industry is
a. inferiority b. isolation c. guilt d. mistrust