Most mental health professionals agree that the most useful definition of abnormal behavior comes from the ____ approach
a. Freudian c. statistical frequency
b. maladaptive behavior d. psychoanalytic
B
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A psychologist is seeing a client who always talks fast, seems to have incredible energy, makes grandiose plans that would be impossible to carry out, and seems to "bounce off the walls." If this person never shows signs of depression, he is likely to be suffering from:
A. bipolar I disorder B. somatoform disorder C. mania D. hysteria
Several studies have found that biofeedback techniques can reduce headache in up to ____ percent of the patients undergoing this therapy
a. 25 b. 36 c. 63 d. 92
Early research found that Type A behavior was related to an increased likelihood of developing coronary disease. More recent research has
A. replicated this finding consistently. B. sometimes replicated this finding, but other times has not. C. found no evidence of health differences between Type As and Type Bs. D. found the risk of developing coronary disease in Type As to be even greater than originally estimated.
Which of the following is a concern related to U.S. high school education?
A. fostering of passivity in students B. too much variety in the pathways students can take C. high expectations for success D. high standards for learning