Biofeedback trains people to:
A. lower the level of epinephrine in their blood stream
B. use emotion-focused coping
C. exert more control over their autonomic nervous system
D. make effective use of defense mechanisms
Answer: C
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A. have not provided support for the notion that a susceptibility to alcoholism can be inherited B. have been unable to determine if the tendency of alcoholism to "run in families" is a result of environmental or biological factors C. suggest that an inherited altered sensitivity to alcohol might create a vulnerability to alcohol abuse D. have identified the gene that causes alcoholism
Which of the following is indicative of a dissociative disorder?
a. motor or sensory symptoms incongruent with any neurological or medical disorder b. a separation of part of a person's consciousness or identity c. falsifying symptoms of amnesia d. the ability to only remember certain details of an incident
Which of the following is true of the drug DES?
A. It was originally used as a painkiller. B. It had an androgen-like effect on the brain but not the genitals. C. It provided support for the idea that humans are sexually neutral at birth. D. It affected sexual behavior but not sexual orientation.
Older children write better than younger children because
a. they have less knowledge about the world. b. they have mastered the mechanical aspects of writing. c. they organize their writing as they retrieve it, often without an obvious structure. d. they don't revise it.