Insanity is a legal term used in situations where individuals who commit crimes:

a. have experienced hallucinations or delusions
b. fail to appreciate or understand that certain actions are legally or morally wrong
c. exhibit behaviors that are statistically and culturally deviant
d. exhibit behaviors that are emotionally distressing and dysfunctional


B

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Adrienne, age 14, is searching for her identity. Which strategy would characterize the search for her self-concept?

A. She would describe herself using only a list of traits. B. She would have a broad view of herself, and be able to see various aspects of herself simultaneously. C. She would look at herself from a purely physical perspective. D. She would be able to consider only her views.

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Once our style of life has been created, it will:

a. remain constant throughout life. c. replace the goal of achieving superiority. b. guide behavior only through adolescence. d. change only when the environment changes.

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What type of experience did Freud have that influenced his theory of human behavior?

A. He spent time in World War I, where he witnessed great suffering. B. His study with B. F. Skinner taught him that unconscious conflicts shape personality. C. His first wife died as she was giving birth to their second child. D. He found that some of his patients' symptoms had no observable physical or neurological causes.

Psychology

The Cannabis Buyers Club, which opened in 1992, was established in ___________

a. Amsterdam b. New York City c. Toronto d. San Francisco

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