You are volunteering at a psychiatric ward for the summer. On your first day, a man comes up to you and says you have very pretty eyes and asks your name. You thank him and give him your name. For the next 4 days, the same man approaches you, says you have pretty eyes, and asks for your name. After a week, you ask a doctor on the ward about this man, and the doctor tells you that the man suffers
from:
A) anterograde amnesia.
B) retrograde amnesia.
C) retroactive interference.
D) proactive interference.
A) anterograde amnesia.
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Efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress refers to
a. behavioral coping. b. constructive coping. c. defensive coping. d. coping.
Michael has always felt like he was really a girl. He dressed in girls' clothing as a child and still wants to be a girl. He is sure that a mistake was made and that he is inhabiting a wrong-sexed body. Michael's symptoms suggest a diagnosis of __________.
A. frotteurism B. gender dysphoria C. transvestic fetishism D. homosexuality
Barbara is extremely self-conscious about a pimple on her nose and thinks everyone will make fun of her. An example of rational restructuring would be to:
a. cover the blemish with make-up b. say to herself, "If I don't point it out, no one will pay attention to it.". c. make jokes about it before other people have a chance to make fun of her d. hang out with someone who is having a bad hair day to draw attention from the pimple.
Is behavior determined more by "nature" or "nurture"?
(a) generally nature (b) generally nurture (c) we can never really know for any given behavior (d) the question is framed wrong; there is no yes or no answer