In Real People, Real Disorders, the case of Andrea Yates is presented. She is the mother who drowned her five children while suffering from postpartum psychosis
According to your authors, the risk for postpartum psychosis is higher among women who
A) experience difficult pregnancies and births.
B) have been diagnosed before pregnancy as having schizoaffective disorder.
C) have a preexisting psychological disorder and/or experience a stressful life event.
D) experience a highly stressful life event just before delivery.
C
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a. childhood experiences. b. social cues. c. bodily sensations. d. others' intentions. e. irregular brain wave patterns.
The assumption for word learning in which children initially assume that words refer to other things that are similar is
a. the mutual exclusivity assumption. c. the taxonomic assumption. b. the whole-object assumption. d. the lexicon assumption.
In a research study discussed in your textbook, researchers found that ratings of the Big Five personality factors corresponded to the _____________ specific brain regions
A) electrical activity in B) neurotransmitters in C) size of D) location of
According to Selye's general adaptation syndrome model, an inexperienced soldier suddenly thrust into a long, intense battle would most likely react in which of the following sequences?
A. Alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion B. Resistance, alarm reaction, exhaustion C. Resistance, exhaustion, alarm reaction D. Panic, illness, resistance