Adolescent suicides differ from suicides at other age levels in all of these ways EXCEPT:
a. adolescents may be more suggestible and eager to imitate others
b. in addition to depression, may also experience anger and impulsiveness
c. suicides may be triggered by more immediate stress, especially at school
d. many experience significant loss before the suicide
Ans: d. many experience significant loss before the suicide
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. understands the physiological workings of the brain. b. can draw inferences. c. understands that mental states exist and guide behavior. d. can reason about abstract concepts.
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b. Does having schizophrenia cause an excess of dopamine? c. Is there some factor that causes both schizophrenia and an excess of dopamine? d. Why is the dopamine system active in the schizophrenic brain?
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a. misguided loyalty, in which group members are hesitant to "rock the boat" or question sloppy thinking. b. the halo effect, in which group members tend not to question the ideas of the physically attractive. c. the fundamental attribution error, in which there is a tendency of the group members to look to external causes. d. cognitive dissonance, in which there is an uncomfortable clash between ideas and behaviors within a group.