Which of the following exists when a person compulsively uses a drug to maintain physical or bodily comfort?

a. drug tolerance
b. psychological dependence
c. emotional dependence
d. physical dependence


ANSWER: d

Psychology

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In Ellis's system, the _____ may be any potentially stressful transaction

a. belief system c. consequence b. activating event d. catastrophic thinking

Psychology

Jimmy Fallon, the host of a late night talk show, is worried that no one likes his hosting ability. If Jimmy decides to engage in an emotional coping strategy, he's most likely to

A. take prescription drugs for his anxiety. B. go to people who he knows value and care for him. C. identify his upsetting thoughts and change them. D. take up meditation.

Psychology

Separation anxiety can be displayed when a 9-month-old baby is separated from its mother for 30 minutes. 

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Psychology

The neurocognitive dream theory emphasizes

a. the importance of internal conflicts and unconscious forces. b. how random activity in lower brain centers results in the manufacture of relatively bizarre dreams by higher brain centers. c. that dreams reflect everyday waking thoughts and emotions. d. the detached part of the dreamer's awareness that silently observes events.

Psychology