When Aimee looks at some modern artwork at the museum, she o…

When Aimee looks at some modern artwork at the museum, she often thinks she sees human figures or faces and likes to make up stories about them. When she tells the stories to her friend, her friend says that the stories reflect Aimee’s unconscious thoughts. In psychological terms, what Aimee does is most similar to __________.

Your aunt has a fear that makes it difficult for her to leav…

Your aunt has a fear that makes it difficult for her to leave her home. She feels trapped and is unable to work or engage in any kind of activity that requires going outside of her home. You are not surprised when you find out your aunt has been diagnosed with __________.

Hollis has made a career of stealing older people’s retireme…

Hollis has made a career of stealing older people’s retirement money by taking advantage of their trust and selling them phony retirement investments. Hollis explains that he has done nothing wrong-if these people were not so greedy, they would not be so eager to invest in his phony schemes. In his mind, his victims got exactly what they deserved. Hollis’s behavior and attitude are typical of someone with __________ personality disorder.

While talking with his best friend Matt, Carlos, who is clea…

While talking with his best friend Matt, Carlos, who is clearly down and out, says, “Dude, I just have no luck with girls at all. I asked Tyra out last night and she turned me down flat. Nobody will EVER want to go out with me. Why am I such a loser?” Because Matt has recently taken an abnormal psychology class, he uses a cognitive perspective to answer Carlos. Which of the following might Matt say?