Bob can't stop tapping his pencil and moving his feet in repetitive manners. This is known as
A) an obsession
B) a psychosis
C) a compulsion
D) a delusion
C
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Research on gender and high-prestige occupations (Lippa et al., 2014) has shown that women __________.
A. do not differ from men in their desire for a high-prestige occupation B. hold higher expectations of success once they make it into STEM careers than men C. have less interest than men in having a high-prestige occupation D. have more interest than men in having a high-prestige occupation
Benjamin's parents swear he is an inch taller every morning when he wakes up. Benjamin has been looking down on his mom for a while, and now he stands eyeball-to-eyeball with his dad. Benjamin is experiencing __________.
A. the secular trend B. the adolescent growth spurt C. the HPG axis D. adrenarche
Using the DSM model for diagnosing mental disorders ____
a. ?has virtually eliminated inaccurate diagnoses b. ?ensures that those with disorders are not given a negative label c. ?can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy for those with disorders d. ?has been shown to remove the biases that psychologists may have
Cognitive-behavioral therapies have been found to be especially helpful in the treatment of _____ disorders
A) dissociative B) anxiety C) personality D) impulse control