What term refers to an unwarranted positiveness or certainty in matters of belief or opinion?
a. ethnocentrism.
b. dogmatism.
c. egocentrism.
d. paranoia.
Answer: b. dogmatism.
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a. receiving adequate care through community mental health centers. b. receiving adequate care through local hospitals. c. becoming homeless or repeatedly jailed. d. staying on their medications and not being readmitted to the hospitals.
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