The unconscious use of physical symptoms to reduce psychological distress would be an example of

A study obtained e-mail addresses and personality self-reports from 599 individuals. The researchers then asked an independent group of students to make judgments about personality based only on the e-mail addresses. The study revealed that

a. there was a positive correlation between raters' assessments and e-mail users' self-reports. b. there was no agreement between raters and e-mail users in personality assessments. c. the students reported that they could not make assessments in this way. d. there is a strong relationship between self-report of personality characteristics and gender.

Of the following profiles and according to your text, who is more likely to be a caregiver to an older adult?

a) John, the 35-year-old eldest child b) Petra, 26 years old and the youngest of 3 children c) Barb, who is married and 60 years old d) Jason, who is divorced and 50 years old