Persistent feelings of threat in facing everyday problems of living characterize ______

Dr. McDonald uses only the testimonies of parents and teachers as support for his treatment of ADHD; this illustrates which warning sign of pseudoscience?

A) Exaggerated claims Incorrect. Dr. McDonald's claims that his treatment works are not necessarily exaggerated, but in this case they are only supported by anecdotal evidence coming from parents and teachers. B) Lack of self-correction C) Overreliance on anecdotes Correct. Overreliance on anecdotes involves ignoring large-scale studies and instead using testimonies from people who support the researcher's claim. D) Evasion of peer review

According to the transactional approach to human development:

a. Psychologists need to focus at least as much on children's relationships as on who they are as individuals at any particular point in development. b. Individuals with a given psychological diagnosis may differ greatly from each other in their symptom patterns and severity. c. Psychological disorders evolve from developmental processes that were initially normal and healthy. d. Psychological disorders occur when a genetic vulnerability for a particular disorder is combined with stressful life events, which are beyond the individual's ability to cope. e. Psychological disorders do not exist as such; rather children and adolescents may experience situationally-induced problems in functioning that usually disappear when their life circumstances improve.