Outcome research estimates tell us that ______ percent of patients diagnosed with bulimia nervosa achieve full or partial remission.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 50
D) 80
Question 2Clinical reports reveal that antidepressants may be effective in the treatment of derealization and dissociative identity disorder. However,
A) to be effective, the medications must be administered at the onset of the disorder.
B) suicidal risk increases with the length of treatment and the degree to which the patient experiences improvement in symptoms.
C) it is unclear whether the medication works on core symptoms or associated anxiety and depression.
D) clinical trials reveal that the percentage of patients helped through medication is less than 15.
Question 3The degree to which a researcher can generalize findings from a randomized controlled design depends on several factors, including type of design, participant selection procedures, internal and external validity, and assessment strategies.
How does each of these elements affect the generalizability of research outcomes?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 4See the sun, Bobby run, lobby, slobby hobo. This statement is an example of
A) clang association.
B) psychomotor retardation.
C) thought blocking.
D) loose association.
Question 5Jamal is a New York City firefighter/paramedic. People who know him say that he is calm and level-headed no matter what the situation. This is one reason his supervisors have chosen him to mentor all of the station's new recruits.
This behavioral tendency for Jamal to act in the same manner regardless of the situation is called
A) ego-syntonic.
B) personally coherent.
C) context driven.
D) ego-dystonic.
Question 6Compared with anorexia nervosa patients, persons diagnosed with bulimia nervosa have
A) a higher risk of mortality.
B) a lower risk of mortality.
C) no risk of mortality.
D) an equal risk of mortality.