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Biological Bases of Behavior:A 60-year-old man undergoes cognitive testing, scoring in the 85th percentile for verbal fluency despite a family history of dementia. His lifestyle includes regular exercise and social engagement. According to the cognitive reserve hypothesis, how does his lifestyle contribute to his performance?

Affective Bases of Behavior:Anger management training for children has been criticized for:

Psychopathology:According to Theodore Millon, people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder rely primarily on which of the following defense mechanisms?

Theories:Jim is 14 years old and was recently suspended from school for repeated incidents of physical aggression with his peers. Jim’s parents brought him to therapy to help him learn better ways of “managing his anger”. During the initial interview, Jim’s parents admitted that their relationship has been turbulent for the past 5 years, and they have been verbally and physically aggressive with each other. They also reported that in the past two years, they have regularly told Jim that he was stupid and problematic, mostly because they’re “at their wits end” and “don’t know what to do with him”. A family systems therapist would likely refer to Jim as a(n):

Psychopathology:Mary Ann, age 29, seems very nervous during her first therapy session with you. When she speaks, her hands shake and she blushes. She tells you that, while she isn’t afraid to be around people, she gets anxious and flustered whenever she has to speak to people she doesn’t know. Mary Ann also says she has trouble talking to her supervisor at work because he’s condescending and critical. Based on these symptoms, the most likely diagnosis for Mary Ann is which of the following?

Assessment:In an experiment designed to study whether CBT or psychoanalysis is a more effective treatment for depression, depression is the:

Social Psychology:Affectionate feelings toward women based on the belief that women need protection are referred to as ____ sexism.

Cognitive Psychology:In order to get a good idea of an object’s depth, we rely on a number of binocular and monocular cues. Which of the following would be an example of a binocular cue?

Theories:Anxiety is considered the key to psychological dysfunction in which approach?

Biological Bases of Behavior:Evidence that some cones are especially sensitive to red light, others to green light, and still others to blue light is most directly supportive of the ________ theory.