After a young woman was found in a man's basement for years.where she was held prisoner for five years, the man who imprisoned her claimed that he was insane. Psychiatric testing, however, found that he did not have a mental disorder. Most likely, his

behavior would be considered.

a) Sadistic
b) Criminal
c) Abnormal
d) Subthreshold mental illness


Answer: B

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a. sought to ban discrimination based on race, religion, color or ethnicity in public facilities, government-operated programs and employment b. sought to give African-Americans voting rights which had been previously denied to them c. ruled that “separate was not equal,” and ordered public school facilities integrated d. mandated affirmative action programs which have since been challenged as promoting reverse discrimination

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In the early years of the 20th century, about 60% of the United States workforce was foreign born

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Summarization is:

a. Not as important in an interview as paraphrasing b. A systematic integration of the important themes in a client's story, not a mechanical means of pulling a number of facts together c. An accurate listing of the most important facts of the interview, which then allows the client to identify the main themes d. Widely over-used among novice interviewers

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