What is the best type of medication for someone with suicidal thoughts?
A. Tricyclics
B. MAO inhibitors
C. SSRIs
D. Antimanic medications
Answer: B
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a. Many of the diagnostic symptoms are similar to normal losses associated with aging. b. Normal cognitive loss associated with aging makes it hard for older people to answer questions about their mental state. c. There are no diagnostic criteria for diagnosing depression in the elderly. d. As nearly all older depressed individuals commit suicide, there are few depressed individuals left to diagnose.
An individual who sets his sociometer at too high a level is likely to . . .
a. Overvalue the worth of other people b. Withdraw from social interaction c. Act in a conceited or arrogant way d. None of the above
Yolanda gives a careful description of all of her thoughts, experiences, and emotions after she underwent a "near-death" experience in which she felt herself leaving her body. The method Yolanda and the researcher are using is called
a. insight. c. recovered memory. b. self-revelation. d. introspection.
Raz is a stormtrooper working for the evil commander, Vader. Vader tells Raz that he is in charge of detecting enemy ships on a radar screen. Vader also tells Raz that if he misses one ship, he will be thrown into space. This makes Raz more likely to detect a ship if it is not there. Vader has influenced Raz's
A. response criterion. B. absolute threshold. C. internal noise. D. relative frequency.