Lynn is a "germaphobe" who is extremely worried about contamination. On average, she washes her hands over 100 times a day. As a result, her hands are cracked and bleeding, but she feels momentary relief from her contamination concerns when she washes them. It is likely that Lynn has:
A) panic disorder.
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) a specific phobia.
D) agoraphobia.
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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a. socially trapped. b. distributing conflict. c. free riding. d. diffusing responsibility. e. playing others for suckers (the sucker effect).
Studies with placebos and studies using hypnotism suggest that much of the reduction in pain is the result of decreased activation in the ____.
A. emotion areas of the brain B. hypothalamus C. spinal cord D. somatosensory areas of the cortex
The complementary colour of blue is:
a. Orange b. Green c. Magenta d. Yellow
Erik Erikson and Sigmund Freud agreed that
A. human behavior is directly related to reproductive processes. B. gender behaviors and gender are instinctual. C. anatomy is destiny. D. All of these choices are correct.