In order for a classification system to be valuable, it must lead clinicians to the same diagnosis of the same clinical situation. This is called reliability. In looking at the DSM, Morey and Ochoa (1989) demonstrated that one area significant reliability concerns is in diagnosing ________ disorders.
a. sleeping
b. personality
c. eating
d. sexual
Ans: b. personality
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a. the dosage of hormones that women had been taking was too low. b. women with an intact uterus should take only estrogen, and not progestin. c. the benefits of both estrogen and progestin were so clear-cut that women should begin hormone replacement therapy within one year after menopause. d. the combination of estrogen and progestin slightly increased the risk of heart disease, contrary to earlier research showing a decreased risk with those hormones.
Children at Kohlberg's level of preconventional morality
a. behave to help or please others, or win their approval. b. follow personal, internalized moral principles. c. have ethical principles that are self-chosen, abstract, and universal. d. conform to rules in order to gain rewards and avoid punishment.
What concept is at play when your expectation of what will be perceived actually affects the reality of what you perceived?
a) cross-modal perception b) the Ganzfeld effect c) inattentional blindness d) the perceptual set
Tolerance to the effects of classic hallucinogens builds quickly, which is one reason why these drugs are seldom taken continuously. Which of the following compounds represents an exception to this general rule?
a. Lysergic acid amine (LSA) b. Mescaline c. Psilocybin d. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) e. N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)