When someone has severe mood swings from one extreme to another, this is technicallycalled
A) bipolar disorder
B) a conversion disorder
C) melancholy
D) psychophysiologic distress syndrome
A
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By traditional definition, how many of the following eight-year-old children would be considered "gifted": Darcy, IQ ? 100; Peggy, IQ ? 120; Kelly, IQ ? 140; Al, IQ ? 160?
a. one b. two c. three d. four
According to set-point theory, the size of fat cells is determined by
a. heredity. b. eating habits during adolescence and adulthood. c. diet during the first two years of life. d. the mother's diet before birth of the child.
You woke up late and are far behind at work. When you reach the end of your rope, you treat your secretary with hostility and disrespect. This mistreatment causes you to experience dissonance, which you are most likely to reduce by
a. apologizing to the secretary and bringing him back flowers from your lunch break. b. thinking about all the irresponsible or inept things he's ever done. c. revising your self-concept, resigning yourself to acting capriciously mean. d. engaging in self-verification by "confessing" your bad behavior to a colleague.
Which of the following is a correct match between the psychosocial stage and its age range?
a. autonomy versus shame and doubt---------adolescence b. trust versus mistrust--------------------------young adulthood c. initiative versus guilt--------------------------ages one to three years d. industry versus inferiority--------------------ages six to 12 years