Lois, a resident at a group home for people with schizophrenia, refuses to eat food or take her medications because she believes the staff is poisoning her. What type of delusions is Lois experiencing?
A) onfluence
B) self-significance
C) persecution or paranoid
D) somatic
Answer: C
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A. the hypnotist has unexplainable power over the subject B. hypnosis is due to the subject's imaginative suggestibility C. hypnosis occurs because of a hidden observer D. hypnosis is a trance-like state where the subject has high suggestibility
Cassie knew that her radio only worked if it was by her window in her high-rise apartment. When her cell phone wasn't getting a signal in a big office building, she tried moving to the window to improve reception. Cassie's problem solving strategy is characteristic of:
a. the working backward heuristic b. the availability heuristic c. the searching for analogies heuristic d. a means-ends analysis
When using the DSM to diagnose a psychological disorder:
a. people are rarely pigeonholed into a single diagnostic category b. it is assumed only one psychological disorder can occur in the same individual c. a person's medical history is considered unimportant d. environmental and psychosocial problems are not considered
Were it to speak, your superego would most likely say ____
a. ?It is wrong to do that. b. ?I really want that chocolate. c. ?I wish I knew what to do. d. ?Are you sure that is a good choice?