Which is the typical developmental path for self-esteem?
a. A decline in early childhood followed by an increase through adulthood
b. A decline in middle childhood until age 12 or 13 followed by an increase in adolescence
c. A steady increase in self-esteem from early childhood through adulthood
d. Low in early childhood, high in middle childhood, low in adolescence
b
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Making cross-cultural comparisons to determine how rates of personality disorders might differ around the world is difficult because
a. personality disorders do not exist in most cultures. b. researchers from one culture might misinterpret the differences they find in other cultures. c. There is not enough variability between cultures to make valid comparisons. d. the rates do not vary very much.
According to Szasz, psychiatry can be a worthy profession if it:
a. attempts to cure patients of mental illness b. accepts the medical model of mental illness c. helps clients better understand themselves, others, and life d. recognizes that mentally ill people must be segregated from other members of society
If you wanted to find out if someone was being honest when they took the California Psychological Inventory, you would look at the person’s ____
a. ?MMPI-2 score b. ?score on the validity scale c. ?interpretation of the inkblot d. ?nonverbal behavior
What neurotransmitter, which is especially involved in movement and motor coordination, declines in late adulthood?
a. norepinephrine b. serotonin c. dopamine d. acetylcholine