Describe the five indicators of abnormality
What will be an ideal response?
The presence of these psychological disturbances has been used to decide whether a behavior has reached the point of abnormality. The five are: distress, maladaptiveness, irrationality, unpredictability, and unconventionality/undesirable behavior.
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Although MHT increases risk of breast cancer, blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes, it is also associated with a lower incidence of hip fracture and _______________ cancer
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A personality that consisted of only the ego and the id would be completely ______
a) illogical b) selfless c) rational d) amoral
Piaget acknowledged that some children progressed more in one cognitive domain than another, a phenomenon he called _____________.
a. cross-stage progression b. perioperational c. horizontal décalage d. multimodal cognition
An example of an evocative gene-environment correlation is
A) Adam's parents become overly protective because he is predisposed to fear many things. B) Darnell's parents are both highly intelligent and enjoy reading, and he does well in school. C) Leisha's parents both have IQs of about 85, and spend most of their time sitting around doing nothing. D) Fran decides to go to baseball camp because she is good at baseball, and camp makes her an even better player.