Lois has an intense fear of being overweight. Although she talks a lot about food, she hardly
eats at all.
She also has a distorted body image in which she sees herself as "fat" despite the
fact that her physician says she is 20% underweight for her height, age, and bone structure.
She exercises excessively and still rigidly and obsessively diets despite being 15 pounds
lighter than her original dieting goal. She is suffering from ______.
a. binge-eating/purging anorexia nervosa c. bulimia nervosa
b. restrictive anorexia nervosa d. binge-eating disorder
B
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Your mother has a fear of cats. The psychologist repeatedly pairs her love for classical music with the gradual exposure to a cat. What is this known as?
a. higher-order conditioning c. operant conditioning b. counterconditioning d. cookie conditioning
How is acetylcholine removed from the synapse?
a) It is broken down by an enzyme. b) It is taken back up in the synapse. c) It dissipates in the surrounding body fluids. d) Acetylcholine is one of the few neurotransmitters that are continually present in the synaptic cleft.
The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is ______
a. voice change c. the growth spurt b. intellectual growth d. emotional upheaval
__________ complex is to a boy's sexual desire for his mother as __________ complex is to a girl's sexual desire for her father.
A. Electra; Oedipus B. Oedipus; Electra C. Oedipus; Odysseus D. Electra; Odysseus