A recent comprehensive randomized controlled clinical trial of medication for schizophrenia compared four second generation drugs and one first generation drug against one another. Which of the following was NOT a finding of this study?
a) The second generation drugs were not more effective than the older, first generation drugs.
b) The second generation drugs were much more effective than the older, first generation drugs.
c) The second generation drugs did not produce fewer unpleasant side effects.
d) Nearly three-quarters of the people stopped taking the medications before the 18 months of the study design had ended.
Question 2Which of the following reasons make suicide difficult to address among college students?
a) Most schools encourage students who are suicidal to withdraw.
b) Suicidal feelings are so common among this population that one should just wait it out.
c) There are not enough counseling centers available for students to get help.
d) School insurance does not cover suicidality.
Question 3What is the most common method used to commit suicide?
a) drugs
b) firearms
c) wrist slitting
d) jumping from buildings
Question 4What type of drug is Valium?
a) opioid
b) barbiturate
c) amphetamine
d) benzodiazepine
Question 5Fear differs from anxiety in that fearful people can
a) calm themselves more easily.
b) identify the source of their fears.
c) effectively repress their feelings.
d) approach objects, but not social situations.
Question 6In the treatment of conduct disorder, the most promising approaches focus on the
a) individual.
b) family.
c) school.
d) legal system.
Question 7Which of the following characteristics are strongly tied to suicidality?
a) introversion
b) hostility and cynicism
c) ambivalence
d) hopelessness
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