Felicia believes that her cell phone is beginning to control her thoughts. She noticed this after she switched phone plans and thinks the problem began with the new service. This belief would typically be known as a
A) delusion.
B) hallucination.
C) hysterical episode.
D) melancholic thought.
A
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fMRI studies on the brains of children with autism show
A) smaller than average brains due to high levels of synaptic pruning. B) reduced activity in areas of the cerebral cortex involved in processing emotional and social information. C) reduced blood flow to the frontal lobe areas responsible for the ability to self-regulate behavior. D) recognizable impairments in all areas of the brain.
Development differences are important in the study of cancer because ______.
A. children have higher rates of cancer than emerging adults (18-25 years) B. children develop more severe types of cancer than older individuals C. developmental age influences how people cope with a cancer diagnosis D. cancer is usually diagnosed within two years of tumor growth
Aversion therapy for the control of alcoholism has made use of
a. response-contingent shocks. b. a hierarchy of fear stimuli. c. tokens and other symbolic rewards. d. reciprocal deinhibition.
Which of the following does Friedman and Rosenman hypothesize about the Type A Behavior Pattern?
A. People who exhibit the TABP under provocation are at greater risk for heart disease than those who do not. B. People with the TABP invariably show feelings of anxiety and paranoia. C. People who do not exhibit the TABP at all are more vulnerable to death due to cardiovascular complications. D. People who do not exhibit the TABP under provocation face greater risk for heart disease than those who do.