According to the diathesis-stress model, psychopathology results when
a. a stressful event triggers an already existing vulnerability or predisposition.
b. the id develops.
c. a gene that is programmed to activate at a certain point during the lifespan "turns on" without any trigger.
d. a mentally healthy person takes a psychoactive drug.
a
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Transference in psychoanalytic therapy may reveal itself when the patient
a. transfers from one stage of analysis to another. b. changes the way the patient feels about people close to the patient. c. responds to the therapist as though he or she were the patient's parent. d. shifts social roles during the course of therapy.
A group of 8-year-old boys are moving some debris from the ball fields so that they can play a
game of soccer. One of the boys orders the others tocarry more sticks and to work faster. This is an example of ___________ speech. a. boy-oriented b. controlling c. commanding d. age appropriate
Teenagers' tendency to believe that their experiences and feelings are unique, and that no one has ever felt or thought as they do is known as
a. the personal fable. c. the illusion of invulnerability. b. the imaginary audience. d. hypothetical reasoning.
If Amelia was sexually abused as a young child, she would likely be sexually restrictive or nonactive in adolescence.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)