Rituals or habits are known as

a. obsessions.
b. compulsions.
c. anxiety.
d. psychosomatic illness.


b

Psychology

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Carrie is working with a patient to uncover the patient's early experiences as well as trying to bring unconscious anxieties and conflicts into awareness. Carrie is using which approach to work with her patient?

A) cognitive B) psychoanalytic C) Gestalt D) humanistic

Psychology

Which infantile behavior is NOT known to predict later IQ score?

a. Visual reaction time b. Variety of vocalizations c. Preference for novelty d. Speed of habituation to repeated objects

Psychology

A person highly trained in yoga and meditation is capable of controlling his heart rate and blood pressure, that is, raising and lowering it at will. A student of psychology knows that these functions are controlled by the

a. motor cortex. c. somatic nervous system. b. somatosensory cortex. d. autonomic nervous system.

Psychology

By the end of early adulthood, the most common reason for death is

a) suicide. b) homicide. c) disease. d) automobile accidents.

Psychology