Eating disorders that involve body image disturbances or body dissatisfaction are difficult to treat once they have become a habitual pattern of behavior because sufferers often ___________
a. do not even want to think about food or eating
b. realize they are ill but are too weak to do anything about it
c. believe that they are still overweight even though they are not by any medical standard
d. cannot gain weight even though they are hospitalized and put on a healthy diet
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
A psychologist at a mental health center was confused about how to diagnose a client. She wants to use a personality assessment measure that has scales that are associated with people who display particular psychological disorders or personality characteristics. Which tool should she use?
A. Rorschach Inkblot Test B. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) C. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) D. Draw-a-Person Test (DAP)
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A. directly measures brain activity. B. can reveal the brain areas that are active when a person experiences an emotion. C. can detect any neuronal activity, even if increases and decreases of activity in the same region cancel each other out. D. is not very susceptible to experimenter bias because the images are difficult to misinterpret.
According to the self-determination theory developed by Richard Ryan and Edward Deci, ________ is the need to produce desired outcomes.
A. autonomy B. relatedness C. competence D. development