Dr. Williamson says, "The central feature of this personality disorder is the extreme changes in mood leading to stormy interpersonal relationships. Chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom may lead to suicidal gestures. Women are three times more likely to be diagnosed than men." What disorder is being described?
a. avoidant personality disorder
b. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
c. borderline personality disorder
d. antisocial personality disorder
C
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What type of prediction is stated in a way that permits it to be tested?
A. hypothesis B. theory C. conclusion D. conjecture
When comparing major theories concerning stress, the following one has specific ideas about how oxytocin can generate an individual to respond to a stressor:
a. Flight-or-fight c. General Adaptation Syndrome b. Cognitive appraisal d. Tend-and-Befriend
Mae, who has a mild intellectual disability, can do most of the things that other children can, only slower. She has almond-shaped eyes, a slightly protruding tongue, a stocky build, and stubby hands with deeply creased palms. Mae most likely has which condition?
a. cretinism b. phenylketonuria (PKU) c. Down syndrome d. Fragile-X syndrome
Diamond's "sexuality-at-birth" position argues that ______.
A. chromosomes are most important in determining gender identity B. rearing is the most influential variable in determining gender identity, no matter what the genitals look like C. it doesn't matter how children are reared as long as the parents are comfortable with the gender assigned to their child D. the appearance of the genitals at birth is important in determining gender identity, because it reflects prenatal hormone exposure