During the course of a physical exam, a physician suspects his patient may be
depressed. In order to explore this diagnostic possibility, the physician uses a "brief screening device" for depression. The doctor probably
A) used the AUDIT to determine their level of depression.
B) asked the patient two questions about feelings of hopelessness and feelings related to the enjoyment of activities from a two-item screening instrument.
C) used the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) to assess the degree to which the patient's depression was affecting general health.
D) asked the patient to rate his degree of depression using the Checklist of Mood States (CMS).
B
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a. ?extinction b. ?sensitization c. ?aversion therapy d. ?shaping
Which of the following has been found by research into having a social support system and physical health?
a. Women who have social support networks are more likely to get breast cancer screenings. b. Men who do not have a social support system are more likely to suffer from alcoholism. c. Paradoxically, adolescent girls with a social support system are more likely to develop an eating disorder. d. Adolescents who have social support systems are less likely to engage in risky behavior, including drugs and unprotected sex.
Which term describes play in which children manipulate objects to produce or build something?
A. functional play B. parallel play C. cooperative play D. constructive play
An epidemiologist is conducting research on patients with the diagnosis
of schizophrenia. The research is designed to determine what problems occur at elevated rates among people with this diagnosis. When the data are analyzed, what will they show occurs at higher rates among people with schizophrenia compared to the general population? a) anorexia b) suicide attempts c) mental retardation d) loss of immunological functioning