________ is an acquired expectation that events in one's life are uncontrollable and that one cannot escape from the situation.

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

Learned helplessness

Psychology

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The DSM-5 includes all of the following as a personality disorder with the exception of which of the following?

a. schizophrenia b. avoidant c. schizotypal d. narcissistic

Psychology

Basic emotions, such as fear, are likely first processed by subcortical brain structures in the

a. brain stem. b. reticular activating system. c. limbic system. d. endocrine system.

Psychology