Stereotyping is an example of the stigma of mental illness. It means
a. people are reluctant to discuss their psychological problems because they are afraid others won't like them.
b. people feel very sad and upset when they find out they have a mental illness.
c. the automatic and often incorrect beliefs people have about people with mental illness.
d. the problem of removing the diagnosis, even if people make a full recovery from mental illness.
c. the automatic and often incorrect beliefs people have about people with
mental illness.
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a. retinitis pigmentosa. b. cataracts. c. glaucoma. d. macular degeneration.
Adolescents who leave home because they are asked to or forced to are called:
A) incorrigibles. B) runaways. C) delinquents. D) throwaways.
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A. Sven, who is taking SSRIs for anxiety B. Baraka, who is taking benzodiazepines for anxiety C. Adele, who is taking lithium for bipolar disorder D. Kimiko, who is taking methylphenidate for ADHD
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a. satiation. b. providing noncontingent reinforcers. c. Pavlovian conditioned taste aversions. d. increased food deprivation.