A man cancels an important business trip to the mountains because he cannot control his fear of heights. He goes to a doctor to discuss the problem. What diagnosis is the doctor likely to consider?
a. agoraphobia c. social phobia
b. acrophobia d. claustrophobia
B
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Spanking may produce immediate compliance in children, although the long-term side effects may include __________.
A. poorer mental health for both child and parent B. lower levels of delinquency and anti-social behavior C. children realizing that violence is not an acceptable solution to problems D. children developing a greater sense of independence and autonomy
Allison believes that the announcer on a T.V. program is speaking to her and that the message has special mystical significance. Allison is showing signs of
a. sane hallucinations. b. personality disintegration. c. delusions of reference. d. delusions of grandeur.
researcher who creates a measure of joy but does not consider other cultural perspectives, other languages, and how it is measured across cultures might find that the measure has poor ______
a. construct equivalence b. theoretical equivalence c. psychometric equivalence d. cultural equivalence
Unconscious images that influence our responses to cultural themes have been called
a. the ego. c. reality testing. b. cadavers. d. archetypes.