What is catatonia? Is catatonia a positive or negative symptom? Explain your answer
What will be an ideal response?
Catatonia is a negative symptom of schizophrenia as it is characterized by an absence of normal behavior. The patient with catatonia may have virtually no movement or speech, or he or she may freeze and hold an awkward position for an extended period of time.
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Scott argued that consumers ____.?
a. ?are more influenced by the mystical than by the practical b. ?will purchase whatever assists their adaptation to their habitats c. ?will respond to whatever interrupts the stream of consciousness d. ?are not rational beings e. ?label their emotional responses to a stimulus only after they respond to it
In a study in which participants are tricked into believing that they caused harm to someone else, a researcher is obligated to make sure that the participants are told about the true nature of the study before they leave and also must make sure that the participants do not feel badly about their behavior. These two obligations are referred to as
a. informed consent and debriefing. b. debriefing and protection from harm. c. protection from harm and confidentiality. d. confidentiality and informed consent.
Damage to the ventromedial hypothalamus leads to eating ____
a. the same, but drinking less than normal amounts b. the same large amount each meal, regardless of the taste c. less d. normal-sized meals, but eating them more frequently
Which of the following is responsible for our immediate, intuitive, experiential reactions, known as "thin-slicing"?
a. right brain b. left brain c. cognitive unconscious d. reflex arc