Mala was a survivor of the typhoon in the Philippines. Six months after the typhoon, she begins to experience flashbacks of the storm itself, has nightmares about the days following the storm when food and water were unavailable, and other symptoms. Mala likely has
a. posttraumatic stress disorder, immediate expression.
b. acute stress disorder, immediate expression.
c. posttraumatic stress disorder, delayed expression.
d. acute stress disorder, delayed expression.
c
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What will be an ideal response?
Psychology became a science in 1879 when psychologists began to
a. avoid deductive thinking. b. understand the relationship between humans and animals. c. use machines to record the behaviors of organisms. d. make observations, perform experiments, and seek information.
In one study, healthy volunteers who reported experiencing little stress, acute stress, or chronic stress were exposed to a cold virus by having it swabbed in their noses. Which statement accurately describes the results of this study?
A) Most volunteers caught the cold, regardless of stress levels. B) Most volunteers who had experienced acute and chronic stress caught the cold. C) More volunteers who had just experienced an acute stressor caught the cold than did volunteers who reported chronic stress. D) Volunteers who reported chronic stress were most likely to catch the cold.