A person who is suffering from disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and hallucinations and who is unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality is likely suffering from _______

a) schizophrenia
b) bipolar disorder
c) a dissociative disorder
d) passive-aggressive personality


ANS: A

Psychology

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At the beginning of the 20th century, about _____ American teens graduated from high school

A) half of B) two-thirds of C) one quarter of D) one in twenty

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A. dynamic capacity B. sensitization C. inactivation D. tolerance

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A. upward social comparison B. pluralistic ignorance C. the pleasure paradox D. the adaptation-level phenomenon

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