Rates of obesity are higher among members of which social class?

Rates of obesity are higher among members of which social class?
 
  a. upper
  b. middle
  c. lower
  d. There is no difference in rates of obesity based on social class.

Question 2

Consider an adult whose pattern of personality traits is quite inflexible and has been stable since adolescence. The person's behavior does not reflect another disorder and causes neither subjective distress nor impairments in social functioning. Can the person be diagnosed with a personality disorder?
 
  a. Yes, the pattern of traits must simply begin in adolescence.
  b. No, there must be an impairment in the capacity for effective functioning.
  c. No, the personality pattern must reflect another disorder.
  d. Yes, the pattern of traits must simply be inflexible and stable.

Question 3

Jane and Jan have been best friends since they were four years old. Even though both women have married and are raising families, they remain best friends. Research by Christakis and Fowler (2007) suggests that if Jane becomes obese, ____.
 
  a. Jan will try to help her lose weight
  b. Jan will actually lose weight
  c. there is a 171 chance that Jan, too, will become obese
  d. there will, at most, a one percent effect on Jan's weight

Question 4

Dr. Drake has diagnosed a person with a personality disorder using the DSM-5 alternative model. We can assume that the ____.
 
  a. diagnosis is based on personality disorder types, or on ratings on the levels of personality functioning scale and personality trait domains
  b. diagnosis made was incremental; that is, the individual was rated as having mild to severe forms of a disorder
  c. diagnosed person's symptoms began after the age of 18
  d. diagnosed person's symptoms affect other people but not necessarily the individual or his or her social and occupational functioning

Question 5

Recent research by Neighbors and Sobal (2007) suggests that ____ may be the most susceptible to messages regarding thinness.
 
  a. overweight women c. women who are normal weight
  b. underweight women d. overweight men

Question 6

Dr. Smith specializes in working with clients who have personality disorders. According to the DSM-5, to make a diagnosis, his clients must have ____.
 
  a. an impairment or problem that is unstable across time and situation
  b. the presence of another mental disorder or a general medical condition
  c. limited functioning that may be restricted to a specific episode of physical illness
  d. enduring patterns that are inflexible and pervasive across situations