Natalia, who suffers from epilepsy, experiences a seizure in which she completely loses consciousness, stops breathing, and thrashes about uncontrollably. Natalia experienced which type of seizure?
a. ?partial tonic-clonic
b. ?partial myoclonic
c. ?generalized tonic-clonic
d. ?generalized myoclonic
ANSWER:
c
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a. Ability to adapt to one's environment b. Ability to encode, combine, and compare stimuli c. Ability to process novelty d. Ability to automatize cognitive processes
The process of trepanation
A. always killed the patient. B. may have been done to release demons or relieve feelings of pressure. C. appears to have been performed after a person died. D. was first used during the sixteenth century in Europe.
Bart depends on his mother for everything he needs. When he cries, she responds with food or a clean diaper or a cuddle. Erikson would say that Bart's mother is helping him resolve the conflict known as
A) trust versus mistrust. B) the oral stage. C) fear versus comfort. D) the dependent stage.
The primary difference between sleep terrors and nightmares is
A. sleep terrors are more vivid and more distressing to people. B. sleep terrors occur during light sleep (stage 1-2) and people are easily woken up. C. sleep terrors occur during REM sleep and people experience confusion upon waking. D. sleep terrors occur during N-REM sleep and are difficult to remember after waking.