psych 140 exam 6 with precise detailed answers

psych 140 exam 6 with precise detailed answers
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Allison |is |a |college |student |who |has |been |having |a |rough |time |lately. |She |gained |a |little |weight |at |
college |and |is |feeling |depressed |about |it. |Sometimes |in |her |dorm |she |eats |everything |she |can |find, |
but |then |feels |terrible. |When |this |happens, |she |runs |to |the |gym |to |sweat |off |the |pounds, |then |rushes |
to |a |bathroom |to |induce |vomiting. |What |type |of |an |eating |disorder |does |she |most |likely |have? |- |
ANSWER-bulimia |nervosa

which |is |more |likely |to |be |perfectionistic?
A. |anorexia |nervosa
B. |bulimia |nervosa |- |ANSWER-A. |anorexia |nervosa

who |typically |shows |more |extreme |weight |loss?
A. |anorexia |nervosa
B. |bulimia |nervosa |- |ANSWER-A. |anorexia |nervosa

who |is |more |likely |to |be |impulsive |and |abuse |alcohol |or |other |drugs?
A. |anorexia |nervosa
B. |bulimia |nervosa |- |ANSWER-B. |bulimia |nervosa

what |is |the |fourth |and |final |stage |of |Piaget's |theory |of |cognitive |development? |- |ANSWER-formal |
operations

T/F |teenage |break-ups |are |common |causes |of |teenage |suicide |- |ANSWER-true

T/F |teens |with |good |problem-solving |abilities |are |at |a |higher |risk |for |a |suicide |attempt |- |ANSWER-
false

Which |of |Marcia's |identity |status |results |in |the |teen |being |essentially |lost |or |floundering |in |terms |of |
identity? |- |ANSWER-diffusion

who |tends |to |experience |more |positive |social |outcomes |as |a |result |of |their |maturation:
A. |early-maturing
B. |late-maturing |- |ANSWER-A. |early-maturing

at |what |age |do |most |girls |in |North |America |finish |growing?
A. |approximately |age |12
B. |approximately |age |14
C. |approximately |age |16
D. |approximately |age |18 |- |ANSWER-C. |approximately |age |16

which |sex |hormone |does |LH |trigger |the |production |of?
A. |estrogens |and |androgens
B. |adrenalin |and |cortisone

, C. |insulin |and |oxytocin
D. |vasopressin |and |thyroxine |- |ANSWER-A. |estrogens |and |androgens

Mia |is |a |junior |in |high |school |and |has |not |yet |had |her |first |period. |Her |seventeenth |birthday |is |in |
three |months. |Based |on |this |information, |answer |the |following |questions:
Is |Mia |earlier |than |average, |later |than |average, |or |neither |in |regard |to |menarche?
A. |earlier |than |average
B. |later |than |average
C. |neither |- |ANSWER-B. |later |than |average

T/F |most |adults |and |adolescents |never |achieve |Piaget's |final |stage |of |cognitive |development, |using |
Piaget's |original |methodology |- |ANSWER-true

according |to |research, |teens |in |which |of |Marcia's |identity |statuses |are |most |likely |to |show |
inflexibile |thinking |patterns? |- |ANSWER-foreclosure

T/F |poor |school |performance |can |be |a |warning |sign |of |teen |depression |- |ANSWER-true

T/F |the |majority |of |people |who |attempt |suicide |mention |their |suicidality |to |someone |else |before |the
|attempt |- |ANSWER-true




T/F |it |is |not |unusual |for |adolescent |boys |to |continue |growing |until |age |18 |- |ANSWER-true

who |is |more |likely |to |experience |amenorrhea?
A. |anorexia |nervosa
B. |bulimia |nervosa |- |ANSWER-A. |anorexia |nervosa

what |region |in |the |brain |begins |increasing |production |of |GnRG |after |middle |childhood |- |
ANSWER-hypothalamus

T/F |males |are |more |likely |to |complete |a |suicide |than |females |- |ANSWER-true

Julian |decided |to |major |in |music |in |college |because |his |father |is |a |musician
A. |identity |diffusion
B. |identity |moratorium
C. |identity |foreclosure
D. |identity |achieved |- |ANSWER-C. |identity |foreclosure

for |whom |is |the |disorder |more |likely |to |be |fatal?
A. |anorexia |nervosa
B. |bulimia |nervosa |- |ANSWER-A. |anorexia |nervosa

who |is |more |likely |to |think |that |they |look |fat |when |they |are |dangerously |thin?
A. |anorexia |nervosa
B. |bulimia |nervosa |- |ANSWER-A. |anorexia |nervosa