What controls the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
A. reticular activating system
B. hypothalamus
C. amygdala
D. thalamus
Answer: B
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a. Rape is not always sexually motivated. b. Rape is a legal, not psychological problem. c. The focus of the sex drive is not an inanimate object. d. Rape is too common a problem to be considered a paraphilia.
Tibetan monks have developed the ability to warm their hands by controlling the sympathetic division.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following statements best describes caring for one's aging parents?
a. It is increasingly likely that many midlife adults will need to meet the needs of their aging parents. b. The older population is decreasing so midlife adults are less likely to provide care for aging parents. c. Midlife adults are not confronted with caring for aging parents because they are still likely to have children at home. d. Aging parents are entirely self-sufficient and do not need care as they age.
Dr. Humboldt adheres to the quantitative, statistical approach to clinical judgment and interpretation. Furthermore, he knows that there is a strong association between childhood sexual abuse and borderline personality disorder. Which of the following is a safe assumption for Dr. Humboldt to make?
a. If Patient A reports a history of sexual abuse during childhood, then he or she is guaranteed to have borderline personality disorder. b. If Patient A reports a history of sexual abuse during childhood, then there is a 75% chance that he or she has borderline personality disorder. c. If Patient A reports a history of sexual abuse during childhood, then there is an increased probability that he or she has borderline personality disorder, relative to patients without that history. d. If Patient A reports a history of sexual abuse during childhood, then he or she is more likely than not to have borderline personality disorder.