Timothy served in the U.S. army in Iraq and experienced severe and repeated traumatic stresses during his tour of duty
Upon returning to the U.S., Timothy appeared to his friends to be emotionally numb, avoided watching any news program when the war was mentioned, and confided to his parents that he cannot stop thinking about what he experienced in Iraq. Timothy should be referred to a psychologist to help treat his
a. psychosis.
b. stress disorder.
c. conversion disorder.
d. depersonalization disorder.
ANSWER: b
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a. internal motives, conflicts, and unconscious forces. b. free will and self-determination. c. that stimulus and response connections determine behavior. d. the use of rewards and punishments to shape behavior.
What does the "Big One" model of personality advocate?
A. a single personality dimension identified as "social consciousness" B. a pattern of high agreeableness and conscientiousness and low standing on any other dimension C. a pattern of high extraversion, agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness and low neuroticism D. abandonment of all multidimensional models that include any kind of measurement component
Damage to which of the following brain regions produces an inability to recognize the voice of another person?
A) left frontal lobe B) left parietal lobe C) primary visual cortex D) posterior language area E) right anterior superior temporal cortex
Individual differences in ________ contribute to the contrasting temperaments of shyness and sociability
A) birth weight B) brain plasticity C) the size of the frontal lobes D) arousal of the amygdala