Psychology Exam 2

Instincts are also known as

fixed-action patterns

The "starting-eating" and "stop-eating" centers are located in the

hypothalamus

The number of American girls between the ages of 15 and 19 who become pregnant each year is about

one million

An adolescents career and educational goals are most influenced by his or her

parents

The most common reasons couples give for divorce are

problems in communication and lack of understanding

Self-awareness and insight help patients undergoing psychoanalysis reduce their guilt and anxiety by

revealing unconscious thoughts and feelings at the root of the problem

In recent years, the median age of first marriage has

risen

The Hispanic quincenera and the Jewish bar mitzvah and the bat mitzvah are examples of

rites of passage

Cognitive therapy is especially helpful in treating

all of the above

The two personality factors involved in sales resistance are

self-esteem and social anxiety

Stress eventually exhausts people because it causes the body to produce

steroids

Psychologists describe stress as

all of the above

Psychologists disagree about whether gender differences

are biologically based or learned

Socialization is a process described by

behavioral psychologists

The behavioral method that has been used to treat migraine headaches includes

biofeedback training

Adrenaline and noradrenaline help the body cope with stress by

causing the liver to release glucose for energy

A person in the manic phase may have

delusions about superior abilities

Researchers found that people who experienced many life changes within a year's time

developed medical problems

Psychologists can aid in the treatment of a person with heart disease by helping the patient

do all of the above

The most common type of headache is the

muscle-tension headache