Ben was usually in the hospital at least 15 times a year. He was taking 19 different medications, and his mother said that she desperately wanted him to be healed. The doctors discovered that there was nothing wrong with Ben. It was determined that Ben's mother had a pathological need to seek attention and sympathy from medical professionals by "keeping her child sick.". Ben's mother had which of
the following disorders?
a. Munchausen syndrome by proxy
b. an obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. Prader-Willis syndrome
d. a conversion disorder
A
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Amy, age 5, is getting dressed to go to preschool, and her mother has bought her new jeans to wear. However, Amy refuses and insists that girls wear only dresses. This may be an application of Amy's __________.
A. gender constancy B. sexual identity C. gender schema D. gender identity
Unlike psychodynamic theories, humanistic theories of personality emphasize:
a. the continual operation of contradictory forces buried deep in our unconscious minds b. our capacity for personal growth, the development of our potential, and freedom to choose our destiny c. how difficult it is—even with therapy—to change personality significantly d. the importance of perceptions and beliefs
Cocaine is a stimulant that
a. produces euphoria. c. increases sensitivity to pain. b. increases hunger. d. decreases sexual desire.
________ are fired when an animal performs an action or when the animal observes that same action being performed. For example, an infant will mimic the facial expressions of adults
a. Mirror neurons b. Statue neurons c. Facial neurons d. Observation neurons e. Spinal neurons