When the repression of memories becomes very severe and also involves a loss of access to one's own personal identity, it is a psychological disorder called ________

a) neurosis
b) somatization
c) dissociation
d) disaffiliation

ANS: C

Psychology

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The two most basic states of sleep are ______ & _______

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A defendant on trial in the United States says that although he knows he pulled the trigger that killed the victim, he did not know that what he was doing was wrong. Under the guidelines of the McNaughton rule, could the man claim insanity?

a. Yes, because he did not know he was doing something wrong. b. No, because he knows that he pulled the trigger. c. No, because the McNaughton rule does not apply in the United States. d. No, because he should have been able to suppress his actions.

Psychology