Which of the following statements about bulimia is FALSE?
A) Girls from upper-income homes are relatively more likely than lower-income girls to develop bulimia.
B) Only about 10% of those with bulimia are males.
C) Individuals with bulimia are often perfectionists.
D) Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the most promising treatment for bulimia.
Answer: A
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Separation anxiety disorder
a. is a mild form of generalized anxiety disorder. b. is the same as school phobia. c. is characterized by persistent and excessive separation anxiety that interferes with activities. d. affects approximately 25% of children and young adolescents.
In Freudian theory, the level of consciousness that corresponds to our current level of awareness is the
a. unconscious. b. conscious. c. preconscious. d. superego. e. ego.
When a patient undergoes a split-brain operation, which of the following is likely to happen?
a. Their behavior changes drastically. b. If their eyes are closed, they can verbally describe an object such as a small toy when they hold it in one hand, but not when they hold it in the other hand. c. Most of the time, the two hemispheres will work together even when the person is playing the piano or solving math problems. d. None of these
The idea behind __________ is to systematically expose patients to aspects of their experience in a gradual fashion so that they can confront their fears, using video game-like technology
a. virtual therapy c. realism therapy b. virtual reality d. none of these