Each person relies more on some defense mechanisms and less on others when the ego is threatened. Psychologists refer to this contrast as differences in
A. defensive style.
B. ego strength.
C. preferred id impulses.
D. mental health.
A
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While traveling around the world, Teun shows various people pictures of men and women from his hometown who are smiling and frowning, and he asks these people to infer what emotions the individuals in the pictures are experiencing. According to the research on perceptions of primary emotions, Teun should find that a. perceptions of the emotions vary widely as a function of the people's
culture. b. perceptions of the emotions are relatively consistent across most cultures. c. little can be inferred about the emotions unless the behaviors of the individuals in the pictures are alsodescribed. d. little is inferred about the emotions unless the situational contexts of the individuals in the pictures are alsodescribed.
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A. hospitalization to remedy malnutrition B. antidepressant medication C. individual- and family-based therapy D. nutritional education
In the human brain a. there are neither vasopressin nor oxytocin receptors
b. more vasopressin receptors are found in males, while more oxytocin receptors are found in females. c. more vasopressin receptors are found in females, while more oxytocin receptors are found in males. d. vasopressin and oxytocin receptors are found in approximately equal numbers in males and females.