Most people have mild phobias, but they are not considered phobic disorders unless the
a. person in question has previously had a traumatic experience with the object of their fear.
b. fear is disruptive to one's daily life.
c. person has had the fear since childhood.
d. phobia has been named, like claustrophobia; otherwise it is considered generalized anxiety.
B
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One advantage of the Wechsler scales is that they
a. focus exclusively on adult intelligence. b. are divided into 100 subtests, each containing 100 questions. c. are administered in groups to children, adolescents, or adults. d. highlight children's relative strengths and weaknesses, as well as measure overall intellectual functioning.
Which of the following is NOT one of Gardner's eight independent forms of intelligence?
a) componential intelligence b) spatial intelligence c) intrapersonal intelligence d) naturalistic intelligence
Claire and Tom often get into arguments about household responsibilities. Their most recent fight began as a disagreement about whose turn it was to take out the trash. Five days later they had another argument, this time about the laundry. If Claire and Tom have a 'good' relationship according to John Gottman, what will have likely occurred in the time between these two fights?
A. They will have had long discussions to thoroughly break down the errors in their communication. B. They will have been to couples therapy and made a plan for improving their relationship moving forward. C. They will have taken 'space' from one another to re-evaluate the importance of the relationship. D. They will have laughed and enjoyed each other's company on several occasions.
The emerging consensus among contemporary researchers is that stress is
A) ?a stimulus event that presents difficult demands. B) ?the response of physiological arousal elicited by a troublesome event. C) ?a special stimulus-response transaction in which one feels threatened or experiences loss or harm. D) ?a series of events that tend to elicit overwhelming feelings of anxiety.