A person is diagnosed as having obsessive-compulsive disorder. In what DSM-IV-TR category would the disorder be found?

A. affective disorders
B. anxiety disorders
C. modern neurotic disorders
D. dissociative disorders


Answer: B

Psychology

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Regarding research evidence on aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. Investigators have found strong links between alcohol use and violent behaviors like rape, homicide, and domestic violence. b. Investigators have identified neural mechanisms associated with genes linked to violent or impulsive behavior. c. The relationship between alcohol and aggressive behavior is influenced by situational social demands as wellas the user's biological sensitivity to alcohol. d. Research suggests that frustration consistently leads people to behave aggressively. e. The increased availability of serotonin in aggressive men's brains may create a tendency to make them morelikely to respond to social provocation.

Psychology

The arithmetic average of a set of scores is:

a. the mode for the data set b. the mean for the data set c. the median for the data set d. the standard deviation for the data set

Psychology

In establishing their friendship, Tanya and Mae reveal their private thoughts, feelings, and their personal histories to each other, a process known in social psychology as

a. exchange orientation. b. social conformity. c. self-disclosure. d. groupthink.

Psychology

A large corporation announces that it will be holding a workshop called "Caring for Your Older Parents: What Resources Are Available?" Why do you think corporations are beginning to be concerned with this issue?

Which employees are most likely to attend the workshop? What will be an ideal response?

Psychology