The sociocultural perspective has much strength for understanding mental disorders including
a. evidence linking social, cultural, or environmental factors causally to mental health.
b. understanding why people exposed to adverse influences have various outcomes.
c. details of how psychological problems develop.
d. understanding different sources of stress that impact a person and how that person copes with stress.
d
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Which statement is accurate regarding death anxiety?
A. Death anxiety increases with age throughout the life span. B. People with strong religious views are more likely to experience death anxiety. C. People with high self-esteem are more likely to have death anxiety. D. The treatment for death anxiety is typically psychotherapy.
Recent research suggests that which of the following helps explain adolescent risk taking?
a. heightened sensitivity to rewards. b. delayed maturation of dopamine circuits. c. early maturation of the prefrontal cortex. d. identity resolution.
In a population with a standard deviation of ? = 5, a score of X = 44 corresponds to a z-score of z = 2.00 . What is the population mean?
a. 49 c. 39 b. 54 d. 34
Researchers who study oppositionality in children have found that three salient dimensions differ in terms of _____
a. etiology b. treatment c. developmental pathways d. all of these