Nadia says, "We never make love anymore.". She and her partner have sex about twice a week, which is less often than they used to. What is her statement an example of?
a. Overkill
b. Overgeneralization
c. Defensiveness
d. Validation
b
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Coronary heart disease is the Number 1 cause of death among adults. Consider the categories of psychosocial risk factors described in the textbook: behavioral choice, stress, the environment, and personality. Which specific psychosocial risk factors might elevate your own chances of developing CHD? How might you mitigate or eliminate these factors? Provide as thoughtful a response as you can.
What will be an ideal response?
Psychologists in which school of thought believed that thinking, learning, and perception should be studied in whole units rather than analyzing these experiences into smaller parts?
a. behaviorism b. psychoanalytic psychology c. structuralism d. Gestalt psychology
A specialized cell that makes up the nervous system that receives and sends messages within that system is called a __________
a) glial cell. b) neuron. c) cell body. d) myelin sheath.
Which of the following statements about nocturnal enuresis is true?
A) The condition is usually sporadic and has no hereditary ties. B) More girls suffer from nocturnal enuresis than boys. C) Enuresis can be caused by a failure of muscular responses that inhibit urination. D) Punishing a school-age child for wetting the bed usually decreases the occurrence.