According to the text, most physicians and mental health professionals now believe that
a. psychological factors affect only stress-related illnesses
b. there is a mutual interaction between our minds and bodies
c. physical events do not affect our emotional lives
d. the body alone should be the basis of medical diagnosis and treatment
B
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Mothers given an androgen-like drug to prevent miscarriage have given evidence that when exposed to high levels of androgens prenatally
a. boys exhibit more female-typical behavior than other boys. b. girls exhibit more male-typical behavior than other girls do. c. the female embryo is highly resistant to the effects of such hormones. d. causal conclusions can be drawn from these correlational data.
A factor that has NOT been implicated in playing a role in vulnerability to phobias is:
A) having close relatives with phobias. B) excessive shyness as a child. C) abnormalities in the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine. D) abnormally low levels of activity in the amygdala.
A person reports hearing voices at night that repeat his name. He has a very short attention span and makes up words that have no meaning, so it is difficult to have a conversation with him. How long would these symptoms have to be present before the diagnosis of schizophrenia would be made?
a. 2 weeks c. 2 months b. 1 month d. 6 months
Classical conditioning involves learning to associate events with other events
Indicate whether the statement is true or false