Which of the following might be a component of a biologically based universal strategy for preventing mental illness?
A. Identifying people with a particular disorder and referring them for help
B. Determining whether or not there is a family history of mental illness
C. Reducing the amount of high-fat junk food in diets
D. Offering tuberculosis testing
Answer: C
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a. 10% b. 20% to 25% c. 30% to 40% d. 40% to 50%
Dr. Brubaker says, "Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia are generally present after the onset of the first psychotic episode, and even with treatment, they tend to persist. Cognitive symptoms are one of the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and are not found among non-psychotic relatives of the patient." Which part of Dr. Brubaker's statement is correct? a. Cognitive symptoms are one of
the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia. b. Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia are generally present after the onset of the first psychotic episode. c. Even with treatment cognitive symptoms tend to persist. d. Cognitive symptoms are not found among non-psychotic relatives of the patient.
Much research has been dedicated to improving the reliability of eyewitness testimony. One finding reveals that when constructing a lineup,
a. increasing similarity between "fillers" and a suspect leads to an increased level of erroneous identification of innocent people b. increasing similarity between "fillers" and a suspect leads to an increased level of missed identification of some guilty suspects. c. increasing the number of fillers from 5 to 7 actually decreases the rate of false positive identifications. d. decreasing the number of fillers from 6 to 3 actually increases the rate of false positive identifications.
A particular way of seeing the world is called a:
a. logical inference. b. construct. c. prediction. d. paradigm.