John has such an intense fear of flying that he has turned down
lucrative job offers that involved travelling to other cities, and has been unable to join his family for vacations that required air travel. He is probably suffering from _____.
A) social anxiety disorder
B) agoraphobia
C) a specific phobia
D) a generalized phobia
Answer: C
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a. Yellow b. Red c. Blue d. Black
Structured diagnostic interviews are used extensively in conjunction with the DSM-5 classification system. The main advantage of using these tools is
a. some clients are unwilling to provide a rational description of their own problems b. to reduce the need to establish rapport c. some clients are unable to provide a rational description of their own problems d. flexibility
According to the psychometric approach to intelligence, intelligence
a. aids in adaptation to the environment. b. is made up of traits that vary and can be measured. c. is fixed at conception by genetic factors. d. is organized by stages or levels.
A rat with hippocampal damage has difficulty with the Morris water maze because it ____
a. loses its motivation to find the platform b. cannot remember how to swim c. has difficulty remembering where the platform is from trial to trial d. develops a water phobia