Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when she is, without warning overcome by feelings of intense fear that she may lose control of herself. Her terror is so great that all she can do is sit at her desk shaking and crying
Nothing she was doing at the time would seem to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms MOST resemble _____.
a. phobic disorder c. a panic attack
b. posttraumatic stress disorder d. an affective disorder
C
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The planum temporale in individuals with reading disorders is ____
a. larger on the right side of the brain b. larger on the left side of the brain c. of equal size on both sides of the brain d. scarred and malfunctioning
_____________is a psychological disorder characterized by chronic physiological arousal, recurrent unwanted thoughts or images of the trauma, and avoidance of things that call the event to mind.
A. Acute stress disorder B. Chronic stress disorder C. Posttraumatic stress disorder D. Declarative memory disorder E. Adjustment disorder
The measurement of psychological traits and abilities is referred to as
A) psychometrics. B) standardized testing. C) achievement testing. D) percentile ranking.
"Human beings do not demonstrate __________," said Professor Spiegelman. "Otherwise most newborns would think that the physician who was handing the childbirth was its mother or father!"
a. plasticity b. reflexes c. instincts d. imprinting