A person who is so miserable that he or she can see no reason for living BEST fits which of the following definitions of abnormality?
A) deviance
B) distress — upsetting/unpleasent to individual
C) dangerousness
D) dysfunction
Answer: B) distress — upsetting/unpleasent to individual
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The capacity to be aware of emotions, integrate positive and negative feelings about an issue, and regulate intense emotions to make logical decisions about complicated issues is called ______.
A. dualistic thinking B. reflective judgment C. cognitive affective complexity D. relativistic thinking
Palmer's experiment, in which he asked people to identify objects in a kitchen, showed how _______ can affect perception
a. illusory conjunctions b. context c. naming associations d. attention
The heritability index for major depressive disorder is approximately .37, meaning that:
A) genetic factors are 37% more important than environmental factors in determining depression. B) parents with major depressive disorder have a 37% chance of producing a child with major depressive disorder. C) major depressive disorder is completely the result of genes for 37% of the population. D) 37% of the population variability in major depressive disorder can be attributed to genetics.
Goldberg's research on clinical diagnosis and outcome suggests that one of the following
statements is TRUE. Which is it? a. Actuarial judgments are morereliable than clinical judgments because they are based on a consistent, preestablished set of criteria. b. The actuarial method is only accuratewhen applied to groups of people. c. The level of a clinician's expertise will often determine whether a clinical or an actuarial judgment will be more accurate. d. Actuarial judgments are no moreaccurate than clinical judgments. e. Clinical judgments are more reliable than actuarial judgments because they are based on a consistent, preestablished set of criteria.