Oxytocin plays a broad role in regulating many behaviors generally involved in happiness,
including pregnancy, parenthood, sexual activity, social bonding, trust, and the reduction of stress reactions, and is released by the
__________ gland.
a. pituitary
b. pineal
c. thyroid
d. adrenal
ANSWER: a
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At her high school reunion, Emily realizes that several of her classmates have changed:
Mark, the class clown, confides that he takes medication to keep himself emotionally stable because he attempted suicide and tried to fly off the garage roof when he believed that he had invented a nuclear umbrella. Alice, the most likely to succeed, washes her hands repeatedly and dries them with tissues, her standard purification ritual, before she will drink the punch. The prom queen, Mary, is not at the reunion because she is afraid to leave her house. The star quarterback, Gary, says he is in charge of the CIA and that a group of terrorists plans to take him hostage. While he is talking, he carefully watches his wife dance with an old classmate and appears jealous. Choose two of Emily's classmates and make a diagnosis of the psychological disorder each may be suffering from, describe the disorder, and state what symptoms led to your diagnosis. What will be an ideal response?
Who is more likely to be optimistic about their cognitive competencies, their ability to maintain memory, and other aspects of cognitive abilities regardless of their actual age?
A. David, a man with a partner and two children who sees himself exactly at the age he is. B. Susan, a woman who behaves like a 25-year-old even though she is actually 50. C. Andrea, a 50-year-old woman who has had mobility problems and tells everyone she feels like she is 80. D. Mike, a man who is 45 years old but refuses to settle down and acts like a college student.
The therapist's feeling of respect and affection for the client that exists without any strings attached, no matter what the client may say or do, is called __________
a) conditions of worth. b) empathy. c) catharsis. d) unconditional positive regard.
Applying the lessons learned from Rosenthal and Jacobson, if you wanted your child to succeed, what would be the best nickname for him?
a. Champ b. Buddy c. Pipsqueak d. Rascal