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.

Psychology

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From his early work and analysis with Anna Freud, Erikson developed an interest in:

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.

Psychology

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

Psychology

__________ dyslexia is reading without understanding, as __________ dyslexia is reading

familiar but not unfamiliar words. Fill in the blanks with correct word

Psychology

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.

Psychology