The director of a city health department wants to know who is most likely to complete suicide in her city. The group with the highest risk is
a. teenagers, especially depressed girls.
b. elderly men with chronic physical illnesses.
c. young women who were recently separated or divorced.
d. college-educated people.
Question 2Moira is schizophrenic. She giggles a lot, acts silly, and talks baby talk. She experiences frequent auditory hallucinations and bizarre delusions. Moira most likely belongs to the ________ subtype of schizophrenia.
a. disorganized
b. undifferentiated
c. residual
d. catatonic
Question 3Antisocial personality disorder differs from psychopathy in that antisocial personality disorder
a. is an older diagnosis.
b. focuses more on personality characteristics.
c. focuses more on observable behaviors.
d. is a less severe and more treatable form of the disorder.
Question 4Which of the following disorders is associated with engaging in autoerotic asphyxia?
a. transvestic fetishism
b. scatologia
c. frotteurism
d. masochism
Question 5Which of the following has legitimate medical uses, but is associated with both physiological and psychological dependence and lethal overdoses?
a. Cocaine
b. Barbiturates
c. Heroin
d. LSD
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