Treit's best friend was seriously injured in a car accident last month. Since that time, Treit has been attending all his classes, but he feels like he is unable to pay attention because he is constantly thinking about his friend. Treit finds he can't seem to think about anything else, and he is frequently overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness. In this example, Treit's feelings would MOST
likely be considered
a. personally distressing.
b. culturally deviant.
c. maladaptive.
d. compulsive.
A
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A declarative memory that is accessed in a conscious, direct, and effortful manner is also called a(n) ____
a. ?implicit memory b. ?personal history memory c. ?procedural memory d. ?explicit memory
For the last several years, everything has looked bleak and hopeless to Felisa. She feels like a failure at work and a failure as a wife and mother. Recently she has stopped going to work, has become extremely withdrawn from her family, spends most of her time in bed, and has been having frequent suicidal thoughts. Felisa would most likely be diagnosed with a
a. major depressive disorder. b. schizophrenia. c. cyclothymic disorder. d. dysthymic disorder.
How do behaviorists explain phobias?
a. As conditioned fears acquired during early childhood. b. As imitated or modeled behaviors. c. As repressed impulses. d. As unconditioned responses to fears that are species specific.
After receiving damage to her temporal lobe, Pilar believes that her husband and her son have been replaced with imposters. Her doctor surmises that she has a disconnect between brain areas that recognize faces and those that give a sense of familiarity. Her false beliefs are known as
A. Korsakoff's psychosis. B. Wada's hemiparesis. C. Broca's aphasia. D. Capgras syndrome.