According to Freud, anxiety disorders result from
a. the use of rigid defense mechanisms to try to control forbidden impulses.
b. faulty self-concepts.
c. conditioned emotional responses that generalize to new situations.
d. distorted thinking patterns.
A
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a. base-rate fallacy b. false consensus effect c. illusory correlation d. one-shot illusory correlation
"Associativity" in the Hebbian synapse refers to the a. use of the same type of neurotransmitter in both the pre- and postsynaptic neurons
b. simultaneous activity of several synapses on the same postsynaptic neuron. c. nearly simultaneous activity of the pre- and postsynaptic neurons. d. ability of the postsynaptic cell to use retrograde messengers such as NO to communicate with the presynaptic cell.
Gender differences observed in the prevalence of many personality disorders may be due to
A. tolerance of behavior in a culture. B. differences in help-seeking behavior. C. gender bias on the part of the diagnosing clinician. D. all of these are correct
The concept of a midlife crisis as described by Levinson is generally accepted as true by most psychologists
a. True b. False