A child has repeatedly engaged in shoplifting and in hitting neighborhood pets with rocks. The child frequently is aggressive, and has engaged in an increasing number of fights. The MOST appropriate diagnosis for this child is:
A) oppositional defiant disorder.
B) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
C) conduct disorder.
D) antisocial personality disorder.
Ans: C) conduct disorder.
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Your textbook discusses gender comparisons in morbidity in North America. According to this discussion,
a. women live longer than men, so women are more likely to have health problems associated with old age. b. although women are more likely than men to experience physical abuse from a partner, this abuse encourages women to seek health care, leading to higher morbidity. c. morbidity is based on self-report, so there are probably no actual gender differences in morbidity. d. morbidity is calculated in a biased way, and women are actually less likely than men to have serious health problems.
A z-score of zero always means
a. the raw score does not exist. b. the raw score exists, but is negligible. c. the raw score almost never occurs. d. the raw score is equal to the mean.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Neurobiology research has shown that forgiveness involves the sense of self because it is damaged when transgressed by another.
The fundamental sense of being male or female, independent of whether a person conforms to the social rules of gender, is called:
a. gender typing. b. gender identity. c. gender schema. d. gender development.