Included in the category of dissociative disorders are

frightening episodes in which people feel like they are outside of their bodies or behave like robots or are lost in a dream world. An episode such as this is referred to as
__________.
Fill in the blank with correct word


ANSWER: depersonalization

Psychology

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Sarah is full of anxiety about her finals. Which of the following is NOT a strong possible reaction?

a. She will have trouble paying attention to her studying. b. She will have problems remembering. c. She needs the anxiety to help her perform well. d. She will have problems judging the questions and options.

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Formal-operational thinking is most reliably demonstrated when the object of the exercise

a. is either familiar or unfamiliar. b. is easy rather than difficult. c. lends itself readily to hunches and intuitive thinking. d. is a familiar topic with which one has prior experience.

Psychology

The social class IQ effect means that children

a. with the best school attendance have the highest IQ. b. who learn table manners score higher than other children. c. from middle-class homes score higher than poorer children. d. develop their innate IQ regardless of their experiences.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

At a genetic level, there are connections between autism and both schizophrenia and ADHD.

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