You have decided to enter the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine for the elderly. Your chosen discipline would be the growing field of
a. cognitive-behavioral analysis of aging.
b. gerontological psychology.
c. behavioral gerontology.
d. geropsychology.
Answer: d.
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a. psychoanalytic work with children. b. feminine psychology. c. understanding the biological influences of personality development. d. the unconscious and subconscious thoughts of his patients.
When people are in a group situation in which they feel deindividuated, they are most likely to behave badly when ____
a. they are highly self-aware b. they are anonymous to one another c. they are focused outward, on what others are thinking about them d. they feel anonymous to outsiders who may be watching them
__________ dyslexia is reading without understanding, as __________ dyslexia is reading
familiar but not unfamiliar words. Fill in the blanks with correct word
Which of the following statements about positive psychology is NOT true?
A. It emerged in the 1990s under the leadership of Martin Seligman. B. It emphasizes human strengths rather than pathology. C. It acknowledges the inherent potential of individuals to develop and maintain positive attitudes. D. It considers a client’s strengths, but not his weaknesses.