When a person's body builds up a resistance to a drug so that larger doses are needed to produce the same effects, that person has developed:

A. withdrawal
B. tolerance
C. dependency
D. immunity


Answer: B

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Jenna is seeking therapy to overcome her fear of flying. Her therapist asks her to make a list of the aspects of flying which scare her (such as going to the airport, boarding the plane, take-off). Jenna then ranks these fears in order of severity. What is this procedure called?

a. systematic resistance c. somatic desensitization b. modeling d. hierarchy

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Andre explains that early malnutrition – an environmental condition – actually may change the way that genes express themselves. In other words, starvation turns some genes "off" and others "on," thereby influencing genetic processes

The central argument that Andre is making emphasizes the basic idea of: a. epigenetics b. polygenic inheritance c. incomplete dominance d. recombinant processes

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The book's authors point out that one reason clinical approaches tend to be self-contained, and even myopic, is that

a. clinicians need to have only one focus because there is so much to pay attention to. b. as new models emerge, they often define themselves as distinct from older models. c. it is essential to narrow the vast range of variables one pays attention to in order to provide the best service to clients. d. all of the above

Psychology

The behavioral scientists known for participatory management are:

a. McGregor and Drucker b. Drucker and Gantt c. Weber and Hawthorne d. McGregor and Hawthorne

Psychology