Which of the following is TRUE of obsessions?

a. They persist despite attempts to suppress them.
b. They are repetitive behaviors.
c. They can lead to euphoria.
d. They are obvious to the sufferer's friends.
e. They are usually pleasant.


a. They persist despite attempts to suppress them.

Psychology

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Which statement about alcohol consumption and ethnicity in the United States is accurate?

a. Asian Americans have the lowest levels of heavy and binge drinking. b. The level of consumption is roughly the same across the cultural dimension of ethnicity. c. Hispanic American women consume more alcohol than Hispanic American men. d. Drinking alcohol is less common among European Americans than Asian Americans.

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One explanation for schizophrenia holds that schizophrenic individuals have difficulty in filtering their attention. This is most closely related to the concept of

A) cognitive economy. B) schema development. C) chunking. D) top-down processing.

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During the bank robbery, Edna kept reminding herself that she needed to try to remember what the two criminals looked like. This process of memory was__________

a) storage. b) consolidation. c) encoding. d) retrieval.

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Which of the following statements concerning experiences of gay and lesbian adolescents is FALSE?

A) They are at a lower risk for doing poorly in school and dropping out of school. B) They are often the victims of violent physical attacks from family members. C) The suicide rate is two to three times higher among homosexual teens than among heterosexual teens. D) They are at a higher risk for engaging in substance use or prostitution.

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