Martin, age 85, has hypoglycemia. He experiences difficulty concentrating, is often disoriented, and misinterprets sensory stimuli. The state of extreme mental confusion he is experiencing is known as __________.
A. delirium
B. delusion
C. amnesia
D. dementia
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
What can children do in the formal operations stage but not in the concrete operations stage?
a. Describe how an object might look from a different point of view b. Describe what one person knows that another person does not know c. Understand that objects maintain their mass and volume after changing shape d. Develop a systematic strategy for solving a problem
Which of the following is one way that the brain's reward system changes in response to long-term drug use?
A. Overall dopamine levels are increased in this system. B. The brain shows hyperfrontality. C. Parts of the brain that are involved in decision making and inhibition show reduced activity. D. Ending drug use quickly reduces activity in the amygdala.
A child is shown a picture, the picture is taken away, and the child is asked questions about minute details within the picture. The child is able to answer these questions because he tells you that he can look down at the white table and still see the picture. This child is probably using
a. mental images. b. eidetic images. c. flashbulb memories. d. mnemonic images.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Maslow and Rogers are regarded as being more optimistic about the human condition than Freud. 2. Humanistic psychologists called people in treatment “patients” to emphasis the biological nature of psychological disorders. 3. Behaviourism focused on the scientific study of objectively observable behaviour. 4. Behavioural measures typically are more subjective than introspective measures. 5. Behaviourists deny the existence of all mental processes, such as thinking and consciousness.