Eric has high blood pressure, and his doctors have found no specific cause. Eric most likely has:
A) generalized anxiety.
B) hypotension.
C) essential hypertension.
D) bipolar disorder.
C
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In Exercise 29 you compared to the effects of extinction in two difference conditions: one in which a mild electric shock was administered following the first response in extinction versus one in which no shock was administered during extinction. In terms of the number of responses required to meet the extinction criterion, you likely found that the number of responses was
a. much larger when the shock occurred. b. much smaller when the shock occurred. c. about the same under the two conditions. d. a poor measure of the difference between the two conditions, as Sniffy never responded after the shock was delivered.
In comparison to the binge-eating/purging type, individuals with restricting anorexia tend to ____
a. be more impulsive b. have stronger family histories of obesity c. have more labile moods d. lose weight through diet
Although Gary wants to become an administrator, he is still working as a staff member after 10 years and has dealt with this frustration by pretending not to care about getting a promotion, a reaction to frustration known as circumvention
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
With regard to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
a. PTSD is an environmental disorder with no genetic roots. b. PTSD is a problem noted after middle age. c. women are more likely than men to experience severe trauma. d. women are more likely than men to develop PTSD. e. PTSD results in poor psychological functioning without problems in physical health.