People who suffer from ______ disorder are so preoccupied by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions that they are unable to function in their daily lives.

a. obsessive-compulsive
b. bipolar
c. dissociative identity
d. generalized anxiety


Ans: A

Psychology

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Ruth is 80 years old and terminally ill with cancer. As she reflects back on her life, she comes to the conclusion that she has lived a full and productive life, and that it could not have been better lived in any other way. Ruth has successfully mastered the developmental task of

a. intimacy versus isolation. b. generativity versus stagnation. c. industry versus inferiority. d. integrity versus despair.

Psychology

The model for generalizing from one study to other contexts, based upon the degree to which the other context is similar to the original study context, is called the ____

a. Proximal Similarity Model b. sampling model c. Respondent-Driven model d. gradient model

Psychology

One study on the susceptibility of children's memories to misinformation found that

a. misinformation provided by adults has a greater distorting impact on children's memory than does misinformation provided by other children. b. misinformation provided by other children has a greater distorting impact on children's memory than does misinformation provided by adults. c. children's memories are resilient to misinformation provided by both other children and adults. d. misinformation provided by adults has a distorting impact on children's memories similar to the impact made by misinformation provided by other children.

Psychology

Some drugs that combat depression work by __________.

A. blocking the reabsorption of serotonin between neurons B. blocking dopamine receptors in the brain C. inhibiting the function of the medulla and the pons D. increasing the amount of acetylcholine in the brain

Psychology