Marie describes recurrent, sudden anxiety attacks where she experiences terror and dread. Her sister presents with anxiety but she can identify the cause of the anxiety. Maria has a ________, while her sister would be diagnosed with a ___________
a) panic disorder; phobic disorder
b) phobic disorder; generalized anxiety disorder
c) panic disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder
d) generalized anxiety disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder
a
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Alberto is learning to kick. Seeing a soccer ball on the playground, he walks up to it and kicks it with a straight leg. The rest of his body does not seem to take part in the kick. Alberto appears to be in the __________ stage of learning to kick a ball.
A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
Given that the mean is 500 and the standard deviation is 100 on one section of the SAT, what is the approximate probability of a student scoring 400 or lower or 500 or higher on the test?
a. .12 b. .22 c. .45 d. .66
Research on dissociative disorders have offered all of the following conclusions except that ____
a. ?people who suffer from these disorders appear to be skilled at self-hypnosis b. ?dissociations allow people to escape the trauma of abuse c. ?memory loss and other dissociations tend to not be genuine d. ?people displaying dissociative identity disorder have experienced traumas they would rather forget
Teachers in a school are interested in finding a psychological test that predicts future achievement. Which statement best reflects what is known about the existence of such a test? a. Few psychologists believe that there is a test that can do what the teachers want
b. Projective tests do a good job of predicting achievement; IQ tests predict social competence. c. There is debate about whether IQ tests can predict achievement. d. There is no doubt that IQ tests can predict achievement.