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