Patrick is a 70 year old man who was brought to the hospital by police. He was found walking around his neighborhood at night looking for his cat, Mr. Smiles
Patrick was wearing a bathrobe and slippers and was calling for the cat so loudly that he woke his neighbour. When the police spoke to the neighbour, she revealed that Patrick's cat had died three years ago. Patrick is most likely experiencing which type of disorder?
a) Schizophrenia
b) Neurocognitive
c) Neurodevelopmental
d) Sleep-wake
b
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b. If there was a loud band playing that made the floor shake, Sheila and Peter would be more likely to behaveaggressively toward Parker. c. If Sheila and Peter were dressed in costumes in which they could not be recognized, Peter would likelybehave more aggressively toward Parker than would Sheila. d. If Sheila and Peter believed that at the end of the party all the guests would have to reveal their true identities,they would be less likely to behave aggressively toward Parker.
To change simple behaviors of adults hospitalized with psychiatric disorders, Lindsley used
a. desensitization. b. reinforcement. c. talk-therapy. d. modeling.