Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?
a) You are a lousy cook but you keep trying different recipes.
b) You believe that reality TV is for morons but are addicted to American Idol and watch every episode.
c) You dislike doing exercise but do it anyway to improve your health.
d) You are polite and civil to people you dislike.
b
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Many people with dissociative identity disorder
a. respond favorably to biological and psychological treatment. b. muddle through life very successfully without therapy. c. convinced their therapist they are someone else. d. endure 20 or more subpersonalities.
Unintentional injuries from accidents are the cause of ______ deaths in children and adolescents in the United States.
A. one in two B. one in three C. one in five D. one in seven
The term transinstitutionalization refers to the movement of people with severe mental illness out of psychiatric hospitals and into any or all of the following EXCEPT
A. jails and prisons. B. nursing homes. C. group residences. D. community health centers.
In Western cultures low self-esteem is associated with ____
a. cooperation and happiness b. anxiety, depression and antisocial behavior c. euphoria, social effectiveness and popularity d. bullying, suicidal and substance abuse