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1-Which of the following instances suggest psychotherapy would be of no use?
(a) A person who compeltely lacks remorse for past doing
(b) A person with an inability to form emotional attachment
(c) A person whose life situation cannot be modified
(d) A person who is a close friend of the analyst

Not sure but i would Tick (A)


Autonomous functions of the ego include all of the following except:
(a) Perception (b) Repression (c) Language (d) Intelligence

Ashi memorized her shopping list. When she got to the store she found out that she had forgotten many of the items in the middle of the list. This is an example of:
(a) Inappropriate coding (b) Retrograde Amnesia (c) Proactive Interference (d) The serial position effect


The study of the hereditary transmission of attributes is:
(a) Heritability, biological traits
(b) Genetics, genes
(c) Adaptability, dominant and recessive traits
(d) Mutation, differentiation
(e) None of these

Again not sure but but i would tick (e)
because this is definition of evolutionary psychology

Anxiety disorders may be characterized by:
(a) Psychotic symptoms
(b) Low affect
(c) Telegraphic thoughts
(d) Somatic symptoms the closest i could find out
(e) None of these



An individual who is identified as having a borderline personality disorder shows:
(a) Persecutory thoughts
(b) Exhibitionistic tendencies
(c) Instability in mood and social relations
(d) Apathy and indifference to the opinions of others
(e) None of these

Which symptoms is not typically characteristic of an autistic child?
(a) Impairment in communication

(b) Hyperactivity(they have poor muscle tone, poor motor planning, so i guess the have low activity.Still if this option is not correct, then it must be (E) take help from wikipedia

(c) Restricted range of interest
(d) Social isolation
(e) None of these


The experience that has the clearest, most profound effect on intellectual development:
(a) Being enrolled in Head Start Program
(b) Growing up in an economically disadvantaged home or neighbourhood
(c) Being raised in a very neglected home
(d) Being exposed to very stimulating toys and lessons in infancy

The most enthusiastic or optimistic view of Psychotherapy comes from:
(a) Outcome research
(b) Psychologist Hans Eyesenck
(c) Reports of clinicians just my guess and common sense and also I'm sure that (b) and (d) are incorrect
(d) An NIMH study of treatment for depression
(e) None of these

I mentioned about what I'm in doubt and the answer without any mention mean I'm 99.99% sure about that.
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