Anthony needs to take an antibiotic for his strep throat. His mother's insurance will only pay
part of the cost, and she does not have enough money to pay for the remaining balance so she is
not giving him any medicine.
Which form of child abuse or neglect is this?
a. It is not child abuse or neglect. She is too poor to afford the medication.
b. It is parental substance abuse.
c. It is considered neglect.
d. It is emotional abuse to not treat a child's sickness adequately.
c. It is considered neglect.
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Which description matches up with the symptoms?
a. Sarah hears voices and has minimal interest in social relationships—positive symptoms b. John thinks his thoughts are being broadcast on TV and has back and forth conversations with voices no one else can hear — negative symptoms. c. Karen believes the FBI is after her and she cannot distinguish between their private thoughts and external reality—delusions. d. Theodore shows decreased ability to initiate actions or speech, express emotions, or feel pleasure—positive symptoms.
The research area of psychology most likely to study stereotypes, group behavior, and aggression is:
a. social psychology c. clinical psychology b. psychometrics d. developmental psychology
Mandi shares her frozen dessert with her sister. "Wow!" says her sister, "What type of ice-cream is this?"
Mandi explains that, because it does not contain any dairy, the dessert is a sorbet and not an ice-cream. Mandi's use of the technical definition for ice-cream to classify the dessert is an example of: A) using a prototype. B) rule-based categorization. C) using a heuristic. D) linguistic relativity.
With regard to the relationship between stress and depression, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT that
A. the context of the life event, as well as its meaning to the individual, is more important than the nature of the event itself. B. an individual's current mood state might distort earlier memories of life events that precipitated the depression. C. stressful life events are strongly related to the onset of mood disorders. D. recurrent episodes of depression, but not initial episodes, are strongly predicted by major life stress.