Combined hospital treatment and cognitive behavior therapy of anorexia nervosa has been effective in
a) encouraging compliance with medication treatment
b) maintaining improvements in symptoms for up to one year
c) short term weight gain only
d) building skills to resist social pressures
b
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In one study, a saline injection was shown to be 70 percent as effective as morphine in reducing pain. This is an example of
a. a placebo effect. b. physiological blocking. c. the random-assignment effect. d. a double-blind effect.
A group of adults is asked to learn a new set of zip codes for different areas of the country within a limited period of time
This type of learning requires ________ and is ________ likely to show a decline with age than is the facet of intelligence that involves knowledge previously acquired and the ability to access it. a. wisdom; less b. crystallized intelligence; less c. fluid intelligence; more d. crystallized intelligence; more
Understanding the etiology of culture-bound syndromes is made difficult for all of the
following EXCEPT for the fact that a. they are often characterized in terms folk medicine. b. a world-wide classification scheme for mental disorders does not exist. c. they have not been the subject of much research. d. intercultural variation is extensive. e. they do not have environmental sources.
Briefly outline the sequence of events that occur in the HPA axis when a stressor occurs. Suggest how dysregulation of the axis may be involved in hypothalamus.
What will be an ideal response?