Mina is ten years old and is undergoing chemotherapy. When she goes into the treatment center for her fourth treatment, Mina experiences nausea before the treatment even begins. Her nausea had been triggered by the sight of the treatment room. In this example, the treatment room was the

Which of the following states has as a main theme the ability to consider many possible solutions to a problem and the ability to systematically test those possibilities?

a. preoperational b. sensorimotor c. formal operations d. concrete operations

In the past 9 months Andrew has been fired by three different employers. He was unreliable and often missed work, and each employer finally let him go when they found he had been stealing money and materials. Andrew feels no remorse over his actions, but he has managed to convince each of his former employers that he is sorry for his actions and none of the employers plan to press any charges. In

this case, Andrew's behavior is consistent with that seen in a. antisocial personality disorder. b. bipolar disorder. c. dissociative identity disorder. d. avoidant personality disorder.