Fearing womanhood, Dana stops eating, thereby halting her body's development. She is

obsessed by thoughts of food and an unattainable image of "perfect" thinness. What is her disorder?

a. bulimia nervosa
b. pica
c. obsessive-compulsive eating disorder
d. anorexia nervosa


d

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A. internal validity B. external validity C. reliability D. generalizability

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Noam Chomsky is noted for:

a. demonstrating that American Sign Language has a grammatical structure b. distinguishing between the surface and deep structures of sentences c. showing that phonemic structures differ from language to language d. proving syntax and semantics are of equal importance

Psychology

Differentiate between the warning and reminding systems regarding pain messages; describe Melzack's gate control theory; and explain how it is related to the pain control methods of acupuncture and counterirritation

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

The process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the basic emotion being expressed is called __________

a) primary emotional processing. b) internal emotion work. c) facial feedback. d) body language.

Psychology