Extreme maltreatment as a child can result in "flashbacks" that can leave the person emotionally handicapped. These "flashbacks" result from activation in which part of the brain?

a. pons
b. limbic system
c. reticular formation
d. somatosensory cortex


B

Psychology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Biological evidence suggests that people with somatic symptom disorders have brain changes that lead to

a. distractibility. b. tendency to acclimate to continuous stimuli. c. enhanced cognitive functioning. d. all of these are associated with somatic symptom disorders.

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a. humans are rational. b. a limited government benefits everyone. c. humans need to be governed. d. government and free will can coexist.

Psychology

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behavior, for example, they may run to the caregiver and then back away. In response to this type of infant behavior, Main and Solomon ( 1990 ) developed a 4th attachment classification, termed __________. Fill in the blanks with correct word

Psychology