____is patterned after a medical procedure, and is a systematic attempt to understand the reasons for a person's suicide or homicide through case history analysis and interviews with family and friends.
a. Psychological autopsy c. Anomic assessment
b. Terminal probe d. Postmortem analysis
Question 2Greg started smoking when he was 17 years old and now at 40 finds that he can't get through a day without a cigarette without feeling shaky. Greg is most likely _________ to cigarettes.
a. physically dependent
b. psychologically dependent
c. addicted
d. dependent
Question 3Dr. Elmer is interviewing the friends, family, and therapist of a person who committed suicide so that she can better understand the reasons for suicide. This assessment is ____.
a. called a medical autopsy
b. called a psychological autopsy
c. relatively easy to do because it involves direct evidence
d. based on the biological approach to mental disorders
Question 4The authors of the text would most likely agree with which statement related to risk-taking in adolescents?
a. The majority of adolescents engage in some sort of risky behavior during their adolescent years.
b. Adolescents' brains are not fully developed and therefore they are more likely to engage in irrational behavior.
c. While adolescents are at risk for engaging in risk-taking behaviors, the majority do not engage in potentially harmful behaviors.
d. Adolescents'' brains are not fully developed and therefore any risky behaviors in which they engage have greater potential for harm.
Question 5Dr. Sharma says, Suicide does not deserve to be studied separate and apart from depression because it is not a major cause of death in the United States. Also, we are at a point in time when there is decreased openness to talking about issues of death and dying, the meaning of suicide, and the right to take one's own life. Moreover, while suicidal behavior disorder is in the DSM-5 as a condition for further study, it is not officially a diagnostic category at this time Which part of Dr. Sharma's statement is accurate?
a. Suicidal behavior disorder in DSM-5 as a condition for further study, not as a distinct diagnostic category at this time.
b. Most suicidal persons do not exhibit psychiatric symptoms.
c. Suicide does not deserve to be studied separate and apart from depression because it is not a major cause of death in the United States.
d. We are at a point in time when there is decreased openness to talking about issues of death and dying, the meaning of suicide, and the right to take one's own life.
Question 6John enjoys skiing black diamond and rock climbing, while his brother Jack enjoys driving his car well over the speed limit and experimenting with different types of drugs. Both boys are engaging in _________ behaviors, but John's activities would not be considered ________.
a. risky; impulsive
b. dangerous; socially acceptable
c. risky; age-appropriate
d. dangerous; risky
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