Most illnesses are simply due to the influences of external agents.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2Michael suffers from schizophrenia and was recently released from the hospital. Which of his behaviors are most likely to elicit critical comments from his family when he returns home?
a) Believing that NASA has planted a tracking device in his head.
b) Sitting on the couch for most of the day and refusing to go for walks with his mother, an activity he greatly enjoyed before his hospitalization.
c) Hearing a voice telling him to kill himself.
d) Wearing a winter coat, galoshes, and a ski mask while inside the house.
Question 3In contrast to behavioral therapy, psychodrama involves
a) less emotionality.
b) more spontaneity.
c) focus on one client at a time.
d) more of a focus on assertiveness.
Question 4Ted has been diagnosed as exhibiting autistic disorder and mental retardation. On which axes of the DSM-IV-TR, would these two diagnoses be entered?
a) I and IV
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) I and II
Question 5Compared to children with ADHD, children with oppositional defiant disorder
a) are more impulsive.
b) are more deliberate in their unruly behavior.
c) are more likely to be male.
d) have more attentional deficits.
Question 6Which of the following is a major problem that remains in the use of medication for the treatment of depression?
a) Relapse after medication discontinuation.
b) Permanent memory loss associated with some medicines.
c) There is little effect upon negative attributions.
d) All of the above are problems in medication treatment.
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