Evidence of cortical dysfunction and deficits in higher-order processing in drug addiction may help explain why so many substance users
a. develop tolerance to a drug’s effects.
b. experience withdrawal symptoms when drug use is discontinued.
c. deny the presence or severity of their drug addiction.
d. experience pleasure from drug taking.
e. report feeling irritable during detoxification.
Answer: C
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a. psychology of adjustment. b. behavior modification. c. classical conditioning. d. sensitization learning.
Which explanation for panic disorder would most likely be offered by a cognitive-behavioral theorist?
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.".
Anthropologist Ashley Montagu suggested that women have a superior use of emotions because they are more likely to cry than men
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. support groups for the bereaved b. hospice bereavement follow-up programs c. aftercare programs d. grief therapy e. Widow-to-Widow programs