Biological explanations propose that _____ might be a causal factor in dissociative disorders.
a. lack of variation in expression of the client's personality
b. increased metabolism in the pre-frontal cortex
c. encoding and storing an abnormally high number of memories
d. reduced volume in the hippocampus and amygdala
Answer: d. reduced volume in the hippocampus and amygdala
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a. "A malfunction in the receptors monitoring oxygen in the blood causes the patient to feel that he or she is suffocating when, in fact, he or she isn't." b. "Abnormalities of benzodiazepine receptors in the brain cause a person to feel mounting anxiety that leads to a panic attack.". c. "When ego defenses have weakened because of overuse, forbidden sexual impulses threaten to break into consciousness, causing an attack.". d. "When small changes in the body are misinterpreted as dreadful events, these beliefs start a positive-feedback loop that brings on an attack.".
A classmate designs the following experiment. What advice would you give him to improve upon it? Group A M T M Group B M T(zero level) M
a. to specify both groups as receiving zero level of T b. not to perform a pretest-posttest c. to randomly assign participants to groups d. to randomly select participants from the population
Which of the following refers to the left half of a face being identical to the right half of a face?
A. bilateral symmetry B. similarity-attraction hypothesis C. composite face D. assortative mating
An approach that considers development as an interaction of biological, social, and psychological factors is the
A) information-processing approach. B) combinational approach. C) biopsychosocial approach. D) behavior genetics.