A humanistic psychologist would most likely agree that
a. anxiety occurs when we try so hard to live up to others' expectations that we lose touch with our own desires and feelings.
b. anxiety results from feelings and emotions repressed during childhood.
c. anxiety results from unconscious desires.
d. anxiety results from irrational thoughts.
a
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Xena is a student who lives alone. She is trying to decide between buying herself a pet and finding a roommate to share her apartment. Based on the research conducted by Karen Allen and her colleagues, you should advise Xena that:
a. having a dog around will reduce her stress levels the most b. having a dog around will actually increase her stress levels c. she will reduce her stress levels the most if she finds a roommate d. her stress levels won't be affected by either option
Vicodin, codeine, and oxycontin are examples of _____
a) benzodiazepines. b) hypnotics. c) narcotics. d) barbiturates.
The author identifies cynicism, lethargy, and individualism as components of the occupational subculture of:
A. probation/parole officers. B. prison doctors. C. police officers. D. prison wardens and administrators.
Which of the following explanations has been offered to explain the fact that women are more often diagnosed with depression and anxiety than men?
a. Women produce more estrogen than do men, and it is well-documented that estrogen has a greater impact on the emotional centers of the brain (in the limbic system) that lead to these disorders. b. In Western society, women are "allowed" to discuss their feelings, which leads to a greater incidence of diagnosis. c. Women are more severely affected by societal pressures, which leads them down the path of mental disorder far more readily than men. d. Women are more likely to be unemployed, leading to a sense of learned helplessness that is so crucial to the development of anxiety and depression.