Which branch of psychology concentrates on finding ways to facilitate optimal human functioning by addressing personal strengths, civic virtues, and psychological resilience?

a. humanist
b. positive
c. cognitive
d. behavioral

Answer: b. positive

Psychology

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A somatic disorder involves _____ symptoms with no known medical cause, thought to be due to _____

a) psychotic; chronic drug use. b) psychophysical; trauma. c) emotional; trauma. d) physical; psychological causes.

Psychology

In Kagan's laboratory studies of individual differences in infants' responses to novel situations, all of the following have been found except

a. two groups of children have been identified – inhibited to novelty and uninhibited to novelty b. high reactive infants show extreme degrees of motor activity and negative emotions, whereas low reactive infants showed low levels of motor activity and rarely became emotionally upset c. there is little continuity between infants' responses at 4 months and their responses when tested repeatedly up to the age of 13 d. initial predispositions may be altered by subsequent experience, including parents' efforts to help inhibited children learn to feel more comfortable in novel situations

Psychology