Gary was hospitalized when he was considered at high risk for suicide. A team of counselors saw him for four hours every day for three days until his suicidal thinking was greatly reduced. The team was extremely active in mobilizing his family and occupational resources outside the hospital. This experience best illustrates ____
a. crisis intervention
b. "right-to-suicide" interventions
c. how psychotherapy is used with suicidal people
d. suicide prevention programs
a
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According to the discussion of the US health care system,
a. people who have private insurance typically receive the best medical care. b. men are more likely than women to have Medicaid insurance. c. for women of color, Medicaid insurance typically provides better coverage than do the private insurance programs. d. contrary to popular opinion, private insurance and Medicaid actually provide similar kinds of medical care.
What would best be classified as an instrumental task?
a. Taking an IQ test b. Teaching at a college c. Climbing Mount Everest d. Driving to work
Which of the following was NOT an argument used by the psychologists in their amicus curiae brief submitted in the case of Lockhart v. McCree (1986)?
A. The death penalty is administered in a racially-biased manner. B. The jury-selection process in capital trials produces a jury that is conviction-prone. C. Death-qualified juries are unrepresentative because a higher percentage of certain classifications of people are excluded. D. None of the above
A baseball player's son is quite talented; he has received lots of awards over the years. When he gets up to bat, he expects to get a hit, and when he is in the field, he expects to make every catch. According to Bandura, what characteristic does this young man seem to have?
A. self-regard B. self-centeredness C. self-efficacy D. self-actualization