Monica is terribly anxious about weighing too much, but has an uncontrollable need to eat,
especially sweets. She consumes huge quantities of food in an hour, and then feels despondent and out of control.
To compensate for overeating, she vomits. What is her disorder?
a. bulimia nervosa
b. pica
c. anorexia nervosa
d. obsessive-compulsive eating disorder
a
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A psychologist wants to collect some information from individuals who have been diagnosed as suffering either acute stress disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder. Which of the following could provide the best indication of the presence of certain
symptoms in these individuals? a. They are asked to keep track of their calorie intake for a period of two months. b. They are asked to fill out a questionnaire asking for basic demographic information. c. They are videotaped as they wait to be interviewed and react to an expected loud noise. d. They are asked to proceed to another building on campus and their speed of walking is measured.
The "Cut" and "Paste" functions on a Macintosh were used to exemplify
(a) the effect of having an appropriate schema (b) having the control information in the environment (c) the disruptive effect of having to have control information in one's memory (d) a highly efficient arbitrary mapping of control information (e) both A and B but not C or D