Norms are
A) characteristics of the behaviors of normal persons.
B) guidelines that must be met before adolescents are given access to contraceptives.
C) informal, widely held views and attitudes about a particular topic.
D) rules and policies of governments, schools, or other institutions that regulate sexual
behaviors.
C
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Which statement about auditory hallucinations is accurate? a. They are the most common form of hallucinations
b. They are almost always malevolent. c. They involve back and forth conversations only 25 percent of the time. d. Most individuals who exhibit auditory hallucinations understand that they are imaginary.
Dysosmia can be caused by all of the following EXCEPT
a. exposure to ammonia. b. a recessive sex-linked trait. c. blows to the head. d. infections and allergies.
The process of mixing different colored pigments together to create a new pigment color is called subtractive color mixing
a. True b. False
Which of the following statements regarding the progression and prognosis of childhoodonset is supported by research?
a. Although the symptoms of childhood-onset schizophrenia may go into remission for periods of time, the disorder is often chronic in nature. b. Symptoms that develop and progress slowly over a long period of time suggest a more favorable prognosis than symptoms that appear suddenly. c. Children who show symptoms such as social withdrawal and affective flattening prior to showing evidence of delusions or hallucinations have a more favorable prognosis than children whose first symptoms include delusions and/or hallucinations. d. Individuals who first develop symptoms in childhood, as compared to adolescence, tend to adapt better to the disorder and are more likely to have long periods of remission later in life. e. Most individuals with childhood-onset schizophrenia are able to learn and master the life skills needed to live independent, productive lives.