Type B People Are Highly Driven, Competitive, Impatient, Hostile, and Aggressive-So

question 89

True/False

Type B people are highly driven, competitive, impatient, hostile, and aggressive-so much so that they are prone to getting into auto accidents.

Explain the biological model’s view on the cause of psychological disorders.

Differentiate between depression and bipolar disorder, including their similarities and differences.

Define maladaptive behavior and its relevance to abnormal psychology.

Identify symptoms of major depression.

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Definitions:

Incomplete Dominance

A genetic phenomenon where the phenotype of a heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two homozygotes.

Recessive

A genetic trait that is expressed only when two copies of the gene carrying the trait are present, as opposed to a dominant trait where only one copy is necessary.

Phenylketonuria

A genetic disorder characterized by the body's inability to break down the amino acid phenylalanine, leading to harmful buildup.

Recessive Gene

A gene that expresses its phenotypic trait only when homozygous, as its effect is masked by a dominant gene when heterozygous.