The fact that some people in the advanced stages of AIDS experience neurological damage that results in psychological abnormality supports what type of perspective about abnormal psychological functioning?

A. somatogenic
B. moral
C. psychogenic
D. deterministic


Answer: A. somatogenic

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Concealing the observer or using hidden cameras can be used to minimize the anthropomorphic bias

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Which of these is NOT one of the three main factors affecting the child's mastery of motivation/achievement?

a. Having parents who apply authoritative parenting b. Living in a home with a stimulating environment c. Having an entity view of ability d. Being securely attached to parents

Psychology

Many of the genes implicated in ADHD code for which neurotransmitters?

A. dopamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine B. dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine C. serotonin, acetylcholine, and norepinephrine D. norepinephrine, dopamine, and glutamate

Psychology

Edward Titchener believed __________

a. that nothing worthwhile would come of studying mental processes b. that mental illness, educational applications, and social psychology were "impure" because they could not be studied using introspection c. that the appropriate goal for psychology was the objective assessment of association formation d. that the functions of consciousness, rather than its structure, were of interest

Psychology