As a spouse caring for her Alzheimer's afflicted husband, Patsy, who has begun to experience a decrease in her marital satisfaction, is likely to be experiencing increased feelings of

a. companionship.
b. intimacy

c. independence.
d. depression.


d

Psychology

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Mr. and Mrs. Bell are concerned about their sex lives. Mr. Bell is usually unresponsive to sexual stimulation after he has an orgasm. Mrs. Bell is capable of multiple orgasms. Prior to orgasm, Mrs. Bell experiences neither vaginal lubrication nor expansion of the clitoris. What should a therapist tell the Bells?

a. "Mrs. Bell's lack of lubrication may reflect an arousal phase problem." b. "Everything the Bells experience is part of the normal sexual response cycle." c. "Mrs. Bell's having multiple orgasms is a sign of an orgasm disorder." d. "Mr. Bell's unresponsiveness is a sign of an orgasm disorder."

Psychology

After Hurricane Katrina, Cindy was found walking by the roadside. She could not remember how she got to this place. She was taken to the local hospital where they found that she had no physical trauma to the brain nor any major injuries besides the emotional trauma she had obviously experienced. According to Freud, the details of her experiences in the hurricane have been

a. psychogenically blocked within her preconscious mind. b. fixated at the subconscious level. c. physically altered by a rush of endorphins. d. repressed into her unconscious mind.

Psychology

A researcher who wanted to test the persuasiveness of a message against abortion sent a letter to half of the households in the sample. Later, she called all of the households in the sample and asked them about their attitudes toward abortion

What kind of design was employed in the study? A) before-after B) nonreactive C) after-only D) before-only

Psychology

.... is presumed to be the cause of approximately 75% of cases of mental retardation

A. chromosome-related retardation B. cultural / familial retardation C. neurobiological retardation D. none of the above

Psychology