While doing volunteer work at a mental hospital, Mary is put on a ward for adults with severe mental disorders. One patient remains in the same position for hours at a time and never talks. The doctors tell Mary this patient suffers from __________
a) depersonalization disorder.
b) catatonic schizophrenia.
c) disorganized schizophrenia.
d) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
b
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A person who is suffering from disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and hallucinations and who is unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality is likely suffering from _______
a) schizophrenia b) bipolar disorder c) a dissociative disorder d) passive-aggressive personality
Our ability to process information in an automatic fashion that is outside of our awareness is referred to as __________ processing
a. preattentive b. unconscious c. automatic d. multitask
Cancers such as breast, colon, endometrial, pancreatic, and gallbladder cancers have been linked to ______.
A. the Atkins diet, a diet known for including a lot of red meat B. individuals who have lost over 20 pounds in one year C. obesity D. individuals who have a history of yo-yo dieting (losing and regaining weight)
One reason that the psychoanalytic perspective is no longer in the mainstream of child development research is that ________.
A. many psychoanalytic ideas, such as ego functioning, are too vague to be tested empirically B. psychoanalytic theorists accept the clinical method in which age-related averages represent typical development C. modern researchers have demonstrated that personality development does not take place in stages D. it failed to consider the early parent-child relationship, which is central to modern theories