A psychiatrist wrote the following note on a patient's chart, "Classic case of double depression." A secretary was transcribing the psychiatrist's notes and asked what the term meant. What will the secretary be told?

a) The patient actually has an underlying schizophrenic disorder.
b) The patient has both dysthymic disorder and major depression.
c) The presenting symptoms look like a mirror image of depression.
d) The patient's depression is more than twice as serious as other forms of depression.


b

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Four-year-old Gwen and eight-year-old Stefani are coming back from their grandfather's funeral. Which of them understands that eventually everyone has to die?

a. Gwen b. Stefani c. Both Gwen and Stefani d. Neither Gwen nor Stefani

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The dependent measure "bits" is a measure of

a. information. b. stimulus intensity. c. stimulus duration. d. the time required by a processing stage.

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Describe the characteristics of the authoritarian personality; list three examples of authoritarian beliefs; explain how this personality is measured and how child rearing might lead to the development of this personality; and discuss Rokeach's use of the term dogmatism

What will be an ideal response?

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