Robert is a loner who hears imaginary voices and claims people are plotting against him. Robert is most likely suffering from
a. schizophrenia
b. bipolar disorder
c. an anxiety disorder
d. antisocial personality disorder
Answer: A
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a. Bullying can be verbal or physical. b. To be considered bullying, the aggression must be a direct, "in your face" type of encounter. c. Bullying is a worldwide phenomenon and occurs among all age groups and in all settings. d. Childhood bullying can have long-term consequences for the mental health of both bullies and their victims.
Consistent with the therapy developed by Marshall is the theory that SSRIs reduce paraphilias because they reduce
a. social anxiety. b. depression. c. libido or sex drive. d. anger.
To make a diagnosis of dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue:
A. the subject must be committed to a psychiatric hospital B. the forgotten information must be at least 10 years old C. physicians should rule out physical reasons for the loss of personal information D. by law, psychologists must administer the Thematic Apperception Test to the subject
Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between abnormal behavior and mental illness?
a. An individual who exhibits abnormal behavior may not have a mental illness. b. An individual who exhibits abnormal behavior that persists for at least 6 months has a mental illness. c. Most of the mental illnesses listed in DSM-IV-TR are defined by isolated abnormal behaviors. d. all of the above