Sandy is a resident in a psychiatric facility, and she believes that she is Marilyn Monroe, wearing her hair and talking like this actress did. When other residents tell her that Marilyn Monroe died many years ago, she becomes very agitated and states that the government "faked her death" and put her in this institution to keep her away from the Kennedys. Sandy is exhibiting which type of
delusional disorder?
a. erotomanic
b. persecutory
c. jealous
d. grandiose
D
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A) egocentrism B) animism C) artificialism D) all of the above
Which of the following can be described as a serial position effect?
a. When learning a list of items, people are able to recall all the items in serial order. b. When learning a list of items, people are better able to recall items at the beginning and end of the list; they tend to forget the items in the middle. c. Older adults have the tendency to have increased recollection for events that occurred during their adolescence and early adulthood. d. The side of a printed media presented first will have greater effectiveness than the side presented subsequently.
When an individual has an __________ locus of control, he or she believes that events are more likely a matter of luck and the arbitrary decisions of powerful people
a. inward b. internal c. external d. outward
Research on the effects of aggressive stimuli shows that
a. the mere presence of guns is enough to trigger aggressive behavior. b. the presence of guns increases the probability of aggressive behavior in the presence of a frustration or anger. c. people only aggress in the presence of an aggressive stimulus. d. aggressive behavior triggers an aversion to aggressive stimuli.