Withdrawal from contact with others, mood swings, personality change, hopelessness, and alcohol/drug use may signal
a. the onset of specific phobic reaction.
b. an impending suicide attempt.
c. the onset of antisocial personality disorder.
d. the emergence of a somatic symptom disorder.
ANSWER: b
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_____ wrote from experience about how lack of parental warmth and affection can undermine a child's security and result in feelings of helplessness
a. Freud c. Erikson b. Bandura d. Horney
Which of the following parental actions is associated with children having more behavior problems?
a. excessive use of criticism, use of harsh punishment, and inconsistent discipline b. excessive use of criticism and inconsistent discipline only c. excessive use of criticism only d. inconsistent discipline only e. use of harsh punishment only
The correlation of IQs between identical twins reared together is 0.86 and drops to 0.72 when the identical twins are reared apart. Psychologists who emphasize genetics take this to mean that
a. genetics plays no role in determining intelligence. b. IQs tend to follow the mother. c. differences in adult intelligence are roughly 50 percent hereditary. d. the first few months of a baby's life are critical in the formation of intelligence.
At birth, the percentage of total body length accounted for by head and legs respectively is
A. 15 and 25 B. 25 and 45 C. 25 and 15 D. 45 and 25