A disorder in which excessive anxiety and worry occur more days than not for at least six months is called __________
a) panic disorder
b) obsessive-compulsive disorder
c) generalized anxiety disorder
d) phobic disorder
ANS: c
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Sharon, a five-year old girl, developed the following symptoms after being sexually molested: difficulty sleeping, nightmares, a tendency to be easily startled, and bedwetting. Which of the following would be the most likely diagnosis for Sharon?
a. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. b. Adjustment Disorder. c. Depressive Disorder. d. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
To remove a corpse from its place of burial is known as
a. interment. b. levirate. c. exhuming. d. pyre removal. e. none of the above.
To obtain objective information, researchers sometimes must deceive their subjects. Ethically, research involving deception must always _________
a. pay participants b. maintain subject anonymity c. use double-blind control d. explain the deception to the subjects after the data are collected and obtain their informed consent to use the information obtained
Sickle cell anemia
A) occurs in full form when a child inherits two recessive genes. B) can be treated during infancy if the child is placed on a diet that is low in phenylalanine. C) affects more males than females. D) is a heterozygous condition present in many Jews of European descent.