Three-year-old Shawn ate lead paint which was chipping off the walls in the older home in which he lives. Consequently, Shawn developed brain damage due to lead poisoning, which would be classified as a(n) __________ psychosis

a. functional
b. organic
c. neural
d. neo-cortical


B

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The type of narcissistic personality disorder where the child's grandiose fantasies of greatness were constantly reinforced by the parents is called the:

a. understimulated self b. overstimulated self c. overburdened self d. fragmented self

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The percentage of persons with mental retardation who are classified as mildly mentally retarded is approximately ____ percent.

A. 90% B. 70% C. 50% D. 25%

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