Phineas Gage had a
a. penetrating head injury.
b. closed-head injury.
c. skull fracture.
d. contusion.
Question 2Which of the following might be a component of a biologically based universal strategy for preventing mental illness?
a. Identifying people with a particular disorder and referring them for help
b. Determining whether or not there is a family history of mental illness
c. Encouraging regular physical activity
d. Offering tuberculosis testing
Question 3What is a stressor that has been found to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia?
a. Being an identical twin
b. Being raised in an isolated rural area
c. Being a recent immigrant
d. Living alone
Question 4Children with ________ are believed to be mind blind, that is, they cannot take the attitude of or see things as others do. They are also deficient at locating and orienting to sounds in their environment.
a. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
b. Childhood disorder
c. Separation anxiety disorder
d. Autistic disorder
Question 5A mother constantly demands that her son show her how much she is loved, but when he tries to hug her she yells at him to be more discreet. No matter what the child does, he is wrong. Further, the mother prohibits him from commenting on this paradox.
What does this interaction pattern best illustrate?
a. Double-bind communication
b. Loosening of associations
c. Fragmented thinking
d. Expressed emotion
Question 6William is an autistic child. He is probably
a. very talkative.
b. unable to utter any meaningful sounding words.
c. relatively withdrawn and uncommunicative.
d. aggressive and frequently attacks others.
Question 7The text reported the case of a 6-year-old boy who hated school and showed off in class. His parents and teacher were instructed to ignore the showing-off behavior while reinforcing appropriate behavior. This is an example of
a. systematic use of reinforcement.
b. modeling.
c. aversion therapy.
d. systematic desensitization.
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