Sexual variants illustrate a theme in abnormal psychology better than any other category of disorder. Which theme?
a. The importance of stressors as the cause of disorder
b. The impact of disorder on one's occupational and social adjustment
c. The difficulty in defining the boundaries of normal and abnormal
d. The role of neurotransmitters in controlling thought and behavior
c. The difficulty in defining the boundaries of normal and abnormal
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A person's individual identity is best described as her/his
a. social identity. b. self-concept. c. self-esteem. d. self-schema. e. personal identity.
While some mental health professionals still use the TAT and Rorschach test, their popularity appears to be declining
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following did Skinner believe about the modification of behaviors?
a. All behaviors can be modified. b. Behavioral contingencies at the phylogenetic level or the cultural level may prevent some behaviors from being modified. c. Respondent conditioning accounts for the majority of learning that occurs during an individual’s lifetime. d. While punishment can modify all behaviors, reinforcement can modify only some behaviors.
Proponents of ________ approaches to personality are most likely to reject determinism and stress the freedom of individuals to make their own choices.
A. humanistic B. psychodynamic C. biological D. learning