You are a psychologist working in an emergency department and you are meeting with Luis, a 47-year-old male who has presented with symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. He acknowledges having a prescription for "brain disease pills" but denies taking it recently. During your discussion with him, you notice that Luis often smacks his lips, blinks his eyes, and thrusts out histongue.What does this
tell you about Luis?
a. He is withdrawing from alcohol and probably not psychotic at all.
b. He is likely taking both an atypical and a conventional antipsychotic now.
c. He has probably never taken any antipsychotics but likely has taken benzodiazepines.
d. He has likely taken a conventional antipsychotic in the past.
D
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a. Most communities have injury prevention programs b. Repeated warnings have been effective in preventing or reducing the number of injuries. c. Children who participated in safety skills programs remembered what they had learned even after the programs were over. d. Injury prevention programs have been ineffective in changing children's behavior.
As children spend more time watching TV, they are more likely to be ____ and spend less time ____
a. overweight or obese; exercising b. underweight or thin; using a computer c. of average weight; reading d. overweight or underweight; in school
Erikson was the first to recognize __________ as a crucial step toward becoming a productive, content adult
A) autonomy B) identity C) trust D) intimacy
Mildred has been struggling with feelings of chronic depersonalization for several years. If she has depersonalization/derealization disorder, she most likely:
a) Has impaired memory functioning. b) Has a well-developed sense of self, just feelings of not being present. c) Has experienced some abuse at an earlier age. d) Is not employed.