What type of psychotic symptoms might be seen in someone suffering from major depressive disorder?
What will be an ideal response?
The presence of psychotic symptoms indicates that a break with reality has occurred and involves hallucinations and/or delusions. The psychotic symptoms seen in depression are mood-congruent and are symptoms consistent with being depressed, such as themes of personal inadequacy, guilt, deserved punishment, and death The depressed individual, for example, might believe that their internal organs have totally deteriorated.
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Enuresis is diagnosed when a child who is at least ____ wets his or her bed or pajamas at least ____ over a three month period
a. ?four years old; three times a week b. ?five years old; two times a week c. ?six years old; one time a week d. ?seven years old; two times a month
____ is also a serious inflammatory bowel disease that is characterized by GI symptoms and ulcers of the colon. a. Irritable bowel syndrome c. Crohn's disease b. Inflammatory bowel disease d. Ulcerative colitis
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It is a basic statistical principle of scientific research that ____, meaning that when two variables are correlated, it is not possible to tell whether one variable ___ the other
a. the standard curve is always correlational; is expressed by b. quasi-experiments have functionality; is related to c. correlation does not imply causation; caused d. hypotheses always support the theory; acted as a catalyst for
Which of the following methods in biological psychology involves measuring the brain's activity through levels of oxygen in the blood?
A. Electroencephalogram (EEG) B. Positron emission tomography (PET) C. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) D. Magnetoencephalography (MEG)