The primary purpose of the DSM is to _____
a) help psychologists assess only normal behavior
b) keep the number of diagnostic categories of mental disorders to a minimum
c) help psychological professionals diagnose psychological disorders
d) describe the causes of common physiological disorders
C
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a. diethylstilbestrol. b. placental ooze. c. folic acid. d. vernix.
Who developed one of the earliest mechanical calculators?
a. Spinoza c. Leibniz b. Malebranche d. Kant
"Claims processors in an insurance company shows that effective practice—at both the individual and group level—is bound up in the acquisition and exercise of patterns that recur in the endless flow of claim forms (e.g., which claims look problematic and so should be put aside for later in the workday). They learn shortcuts and "work arounds" that allow them to meet their production quotas without substantively compromising quality. Moreover, they participate in a "community of practice" distributing across individuals such that no single individual needs to know everything (adapted from Joseph A. Horvath)." The aforementioned process is an example of ____________.
a) logico-mathematical knowledge b) social knowledge c) professional knowledge d) tacit knowledge
Losing one's sense of reality in one's surroundings by experiencing strange changes in the
environment or passage of time is known as ______. a. derealization c. depersonalization b. fugue d. delusion