When a clinician finds that several members of a patient's family has similar symptoms, he or she may suspect that the patient has a predisposition to illness known as
a. stressor
b. biological model
c. genetic abnormality
d. diathesis
Answer: d. diathesis
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Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the research on adolescents' career aspirations?
a. Adolescent males are more ambitious about their educational and career plans than adolescent females are. b. Adolescent males are more likely than adolescent females to choose a nontraditional career. c. Adolescent females are more likely than adolescent males to report that they have gathered appropriate information for their future career. d. Adolescent males are increasingly likely to mention children and child care in their career plans.
The loss of memory in a person with dissociative amnesia can be attributed to organic problems such as a blow to the head or alcoholic intoxication
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Leonard becomes silent when his therapist asks him about his relationship with his mother. As the therapist continues to explore this area of Leonard's life, Leonard either skips sessions or arrives late. In psychoanalytic terms, Leonard is exhibiting
a. resistance. b. transference. c. covert sensitization. d. reciprocal inhibition.
In the context of decision making, a "frame" is
a. a particular description of a choice. b. a false alternative or lure. c. the blame for a poor decision placed on another. d. a relevant memory.