Abrupt attacks of acute anxiety in which the individual may experience shortness of breath, heavy sweating and pounding of the heart that is not triggered by a specific object or situation, is known as
a. a specific phobia. c. an obsession.
b. a compulsion. d. a panic disorder.
D
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What is the primary difficulty with applying the criterion of "social nonconformity" to define abnormal behavior?
A. Norms are entirely subjective from person to person. B. Societies generally accept and view all behaviors as normal. C. The acceptability of a behavior might be different from one setting to another. D. Norms do not guide behavior except in rare instances.
What is the most likely shape for a distribution with a mean of 40 and a mode of 45?
a. Symmetrical c. Negatively skewed b. Positively skewed d. Either positively or negatively skewed
According to self-verification theory, people
a. prefer feedback that is supportive to their positive self-views. b. ignore feedback that does not fit their self-views. c. prefer to receive feedback from others that is consistent with their own self-views. d. change feedback to fit their negative self-views.
The entire nervous system arises from the embryonic structure known as the
a. medulla. c. corpus callosum. b. neural plate. d. cerebral cortex.