Carter just had his tonsils out and is waking up from the anesthesia. He says to his nurse, "You are so hot! Let's go out for drinks tonight!" Carter would never normally say something like this to a woman he doesn't know. He goes on, "Where am I? Is this heaven? How did I get here?" Carter is probably suffering from
a. delirium.
b. dementia.
c. Alzheimer's disease.
d. Korsakoff's syndrome.
a
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Three children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Kim would rather listen to a machine buzzing than hear her mother's voice. Len prefers to be left alone. Matt needs physical contact with his mother all the time. Which of the children has/have symptoms that are common in autism spectrum disorder?
a. Kim and Len c. Kim only b. Matt only d. Len and Matt
The cats in Thorndike's puzzle box experiments were given food, which elicited salivation–
a response that a. was strengthened as a consequence of Thorndike's procedure. b. Thorndike did not measure. c. caused the cat to escape the puzzle box. d. represented a new environment-behavior relation. e. Thorndike considered essential for escape learning.
Bobby touches his newborn brother's palm, and his little brother takes hold of Bobby's finger and will not let go. This is known as the reflex
a. grasping b. rooting c. Babinski d. Moro
Victoria delivered a healthy baby girl a week ago. Since then, Victoria has not been herself. She was active during her pregnancy. However, she now tends to cry for the slightest reasons. She has distanced herself from her family and friends. She stays in her room all day and refuses to meet anyone. She feels lonely and sad, despite her family being around her. Identify the condition Victoria has developed.
What will be an ideal response?