When Mason cries, his mother responds by picking him up. When he coos, his mother talks to him. She smiles when he smiles. These are examples of which of the following?

The A&E cable channel is presenting the biography of Dr. Hilde Bruch. The presentation includes interviews with Dr. Bruch, who is asked to explain her theory of the development of eating disorders. What does she say?

a. Impulsive, out of control young women use eating disorders as a means of rebelling. b. Overly compliant young women use dieting as a means to wrest some control from their parents. c. A fear of sexual dysfunction motivates some young adolescents to try to stop the maturation process cold in its tracks. d. The scapegoating of a young adolescent female leaves her with no other means to deal with the stress of living in a dysfunctional family.

After reviewing the results of the follow-up research conducted by Manfred Bleuler, what conclusion could we reach concerning the outcome of schizophrenia?

a. The long-term prospects for people with this disorder remains dismal in most cases. b. About half of those diagnosed with schizophrenia will either recover or exhibit at least some significant improvement. c. Contrary to general opinion, schizophrenia is more of an episodic disorder from which recovery rates tend to be quite high. d. The deterioration that occurs in schizophrenia is not reversible, and consequently few, if any, people will make any meaningful recovery.