Dr. Cuthbert assesses the proportion of people on the island who have a gambling addiction one year after a new casino is built beside Green Gables on Prince Edward Island. She is assessing the ________ of the disorder
a) prevalence
b) incidence
c) base-rate
d) case-rate
a
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Max, a seventy-year-old man has recently been exhibiting a somewhat awkward gait and poor eye-hand coordination as well as slight changes to his personality. Max's family encouraged him to see a doctor because Max was showing
a. neural inductions. b. full-blown psychosis. c. confabulations. d. neurological soft signs.
Jason is a mechanic who rebuilt several cars last year, though he failed out of college the year before. On the Wechsler Intelligence Scale it would be unusual for Jason to
a. score higher on the verbal subtests than the performance subtests. b. score equally well on the verbal and performance subtests. c. score higher on the performance subtests than the verbal subtests. d. none of these.
After his client says, "I can't believe how cruel my girlfriend has gotten. I must be a total idiot for falling for her," Jason tilts his head and leans forward. What kind of prompt is Jason using?
One's family of origin would include which of the following?
a. parents b. children c. siblings d. both a and b e. both a and c