Todd has been struggling with ______, characterized by the intruding thought that his hands are covered in germs. He cannot pursue daily tasks unless he completes a ritualistic routine to wash his hands until he feels clean. These rituals have taken up so much of his time that he rarely manages to finish a task or complete his work at his job.
-acute stress disorder
-agoraphobia
-panic disorder
-obsessive-compulsiive disorder
-obsessive-compulsiive disorder
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Evolutionary psychologists assert that ____.?
a. ?we are predisposed at birth to certain ways of behaving as shaped by evolution b. ?we are shaped as much if not more by learning than by biology c. ?genes cannot shape behavior d. ?social and cultural forces have very little influence on our behavior e. ?None of the choices are correct.
There is evidence that the neurological benefits of early-life bilingualism may help to fend off ________ later in life.
A. Type II diabetes B. Alzheimer's disease C. Huntington's chorea D. Parkinson's disease
Which of the following cognitive skills has been found to decline as people age?
a) verbal reasoning skills b) episodic memories c) spatial skills d) working-memory capacity
Erikson thought that intimacy was not possible until individuals _______________________
a. had established themselves in their career b. were capable of making independent decisions c. had a fairly stable sense of identity d. possessed formal operational thinking