Think of examples from your own life that illustrate different types of magical thinking: counterfactual thinking, optimistic bias, and the planning fallacy.

What will be an ideal response?


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The increase in sexual desire from alcohol use is accompanied by

a. decreased sexual performance. b. increased sexual performance. c. a loss of the refractory period. d. total and complete dysfunction.

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Dr. Berkins told her gerontology students that there are three major neurocognitive disorder categories listed in the DSM-5 . These include major neurocognitive disorder, delirium, and ____

a. mild neurocognitive disorder b. dementia c. brain pathology d. learning disabilities

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Explain the nature of personality disorders. Name two personality disorders and describe their symptoms

What will be an ideal response?

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Which one of the following statements provides the best evidence to support the claim that the criteria for diagnosing some disorders have low validity?

A. Professionals looking at the same set of symptoms don't agree on the diagnosis, so the diagnostic criteria probably aren't accurate. B. Making a diagnosis is never purely based on the symptoms; a mental health professional always will make a subjective judgment. C. When revising the last edition of the DSM, the committee made very few changes in the criteria for some of the disorders. D. When a person is given a diagnostic label, the person may behave in a way consistent with the diagnosis, even if they don't have the disorder.

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