An older client is being evaluated for memory deficits. After completing an assessment, the clinician suspects that the client suffers from Alzheimer's disease. This client would most likely have problems in which part of the limbic system?

A) Caudate
B) Amygdala
C) Cingulate gyrus
D) Hippocampus


D

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a. ?hallucinations? b. ?delusions c. ?social withdrawal d. ?disorganized thoughts

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Patients in psychoanalysis unconsciously attempt to impede their treatment by preventing exposure of repressed material. This process is referred to as ____

a. transference b. suppression c. projection d. resistance

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A researcher manipulates the environment (spacious, enclosed) and type of task (individual, team) the participants must complete. If different participants are randomly assigned to each group or combination of levels of each factor, then what type of factorial design was conducted?

A. between-subjects factorial design B. within-subjects factorial design C. mixed factorial design D. counterbalanced factorial design

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The "Tiger Woods description" in the 2000 census refers to

a. new types of encounters with death b. the possibility that individuals might classify themselves in more than one racial or culturalcategory c. the fact that Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the United States d. all of these e. none of these

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