Both Jean Charcot and Sigmund Freud focused on a disorder called hysteria. Which of the following patients is most likely to have received this diagnosis from these two well-known clinicians?
a. Hazel, who experiences delusions
b. Amy, who screams during bouts of "night terrors"
c. Laura, whose "blindness" has no organic explanation
d. Zelda, who cannot sit still for more than 5 seconds
Answer: c.
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a. Esther: "Black women are much more likely than Latina women to use contraception.". b. Arturo: "Level of education is related to the use of contraception.". c. Daria: "Social class is no longer related to the use of contraception, though it was in previous eras.". d. Babette: "Researchers have not been able to identify any personality characteristics that are correlated with the use of contraception.".
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a. uses the same word to describe too wide a range of objects. b. initially learns all the letters of the alphabet. c. cannot understand the relationship between the sound for a word and the object it represents. d. uses many words to describe a single object.
Drinking 5 or more cups of coffee per day
A. actually reduces the rate of heart attacks. B. slightly increases the risk of a heart attack. C. doubles the risk of a heart attack. D. increases heart attack risk only in smokers.
Aggressive children appear to be _____
a. more empathic than their peers b. more cognitively accurate in interpreting intentions of others c. less able to take the perspective of others d. less egocentric than their peers