Which of the following culture-bound disorders is most commonly seen in Latin America?

A. ataque de nervios
B. koro
C. anorexia nervosa
D. amok


Answer: A

Psychology

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Of the following observational methods, which one does not use intervention by the researcher?

A. naturalistic observation B. participant observation C. structured observation D. field experiment

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Lila had forgotten what she did for a living, her family, and name. She was able to remember how to do things and what items were called. She most likely suffers from

a. dissociative identity disorder. c. schizophrenia. b. dissociative amnesia. d. posttraumatic stress disorder.

Psychology

The work of Sheldon Cohen and colleagues has provided strong evidence for the link between psychology and physiology. The key finding in his studies is that the volunteers injected with a cold virus:

a. are more likely to get sick if they are stressed. b. are less likely to get sick if they are stressed. c. are more likely to get sick only if they have a history of hypochondriasis. d. are less likely to get stressed.

Psychology

Abelard’s proposed compromise between nominalism (concepts summarize individual experience) and realism (once concepts are formed, they exist apart from individual experience), is called:

a. Understandism b. scholasticism c. the ontological argument d. the dialectic

Psychology