According to terror management theory, _____ is a shield that buffers us against the anxiety that knowledge of our own mortality creates.

A) the mortality salience hypothesis
B) approach motivation
C) avoidance motivation
D) a cultural worldview

D) a cultural worldview

Psychology

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Memories for pictures are stored in the___region, whereas verbal memories are stored in the left___lobe.

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

Psychology

Which of the following statements accurately describes changes between DSM-IV and DSM-V relative to how somatic symptom disorder is diagnosed?

A. According to DSM-IV, individuals must be experiencing dysfunctional thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors, along with chronic somatic symptoms. B. According to DSM-IV, individuals must be experiencing dysfunctional thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors, but not chronic somatic symptoms. C. According to DSM-V, individuals must be experiencing dysfunctional thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors, along with chronic somatic symptoms. D. According to DSM-V, individuals must be experiencing chronic somatic symptoms but not dysfunctional thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors.

Psychology