Family psychoeducation has been used as part of treatment for severe mental illness. Numerous controlled, clinical studies have demonstrated that patients diagnosed with __________whose families receive psychoeducation have reduced incidents of psychotic relapse and re-hospitalization

a. bipolar disorder
b. major depressive disorder
c. schizophrenia
d. ADHD


ANS: C

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(a) true (b) false

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Decisional anxiety is sometimes encountered among high school students. What symptoms indicate that decisional anxiety may be present

a. Avoidance of decision making b. Impetuous decision making c. a & b above d. None of the above

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a. To communicate congruently in all relationships b. To increase differentiation c. To strengthen boundaries between subsystems d. None of the above

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a. Albert Ellis. b. Kurt Goldstein. c. Sigmund Freud. d. Aaron Beck.

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