Paris loves being thin and pretty. Unfortunately, she has a distorted image of herself, and even though she's very underweight, she believes that she needs to lose even more weight. To accomplish this, she starves herself on a regular basis. Paris's eating disorder is called

A) bulimia.
B) anorexia.
C) obesity.
D) hyperglycemia.


B

Psychology

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The transition from parental home to either the workplace or college can play a role in the separation and individuation process. Financial independence can lessen feelings of connectedness with parents, whereas college or university can maintain these feelings. Why is this?

A. Self-worth is being able to depend on one's self without the need for parental assistance. B. The separation and individuation process is defined as being able to disconnect from parents. C. Individuals can feel that they have been deserted by parents once they are out of the home and expected to support themselves financially. D. Feelings of connectedness are related to the amount of financial and emotional support received from parents.

Psychology

In his research on attachment relationships, Peter Fonagy found that the working models of English mothers measured before their babies' birth accurately predicted whether their infants would form secure or insecure attachments ____ percent of the time

a. 25 b. 50 c. 75 d. 99

Psychology

The term phenotype refers to

A) the observable characteristics that result from genotype expression. B) the genetic makeup of an organism. C) the unobservable characteristics that result from genotype suppression. D) the genes that are heterozygous.

Psychology

Raul and Raymond are 4 and 5-years-old, and the main benefit they get out of being "best" friends is

a) the enjoyment of carrying out shared activities. b) trust, support, and shared interests. c) the give-and-take of competing with each other in games. d) the intellectual stimulation of conversation and learning activities.

Psychology