DSM5 (2013) Syndromal disorders defined by

What will be an ideal response?


a.present distress, and/or
b.impairment / dysfunction (> one usual area of functioning), and/or
c.increased risk of pain / death / disability, and/or
d.Important loss of freedom

Not better explained by general medical condition, substance

Not expectable / culturally sanctioned response to event

Psychology

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The brain waves that characterize the sense of relaxed wakefulness we experience while lying on a beach or in a hammock or when resting after a big meal are ______ waves

a. alpha c. delta b. beta d. theta

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Theorists who emphasize __________ in explaining individual differences typically stress the importance of __________

A) early experiences; discontinuity B) stability; nurture C) the environment; early experiences D) context; continuity

Psychology

According to the text, which of the following types of events typically cause the most stress?

a. events that can be anticipated well in advance b. normative events c. idiosyncratic events d. age-clock events

Psychology

Studies of electrical intracranial self-stimulation have influenced the development of biopsychological theories of addiction by indicating that

A) the rewarding effects of drugs play a major role in addiction. B) there are particular areas of the brain that mediate the experience of pleasure. C) drug withdrawal and drug pleasure are opposite processes. D) there are particular areas of the brain that mediate pleasure from drugs. E) the brain mediates pleasure.

Psychology