Why is the term paraphilia used in much of psychological and psychiatric literature?
a. It more accurately conveys the academic study of fetishism.
b. It helps maintain the clinical and academic nature of various studies.
c. It more accurately stresses the unusual expression of sexual arousal and response.
d. It more accurately reflects the limited and deviant nature of atypical sexual behaviors.
Answer: c. It more accurately stresses the unusual expression of sexual arousal and response.
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a. Because the heightened influence of teratogens in the world today has actually extended the duration of pregnancy from conception to delivery. b. Because pregnancy usually begins two weeks after a woman's menstrual period, and that is the time from which the beginning of pregnancy is measured. c. Because the duration of pregnancy actually gets longer as a woman ages, and it ranges from 38 to 42 weeks. 40 weeks is the average, so that is what people say. d. Because physicians want to allow for a two-week "window" at the end of the pregnancy so that women do not become concerned if they have not delivered by the end of the 38th week.
The component(s) of the Zeitgeist of the 1960s in the United States that were manifested in humanistic psychology was(were) ____
a. ?rebellion against the older order b. ?a focus on personal fulfillment c. ?an emphasis on the present d. ?None of the choices are correct. e. ?All of the choices are correct.
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All of the following are considered psychological maltreatment EXCEPT
a. intimidation. c. humiliation. b. hitting the child. d. belittling the child.