Which of the following statements is false regarding schizophrenia?

A. It is a psychosis.
B. Its diagnosis is on the rise.
C. It is the most severe of the mental illnesses.
D. All social classes are equally vulnerable.


Answer: B

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Wanda fakes debilitating pain in hopes of receiving a large monetary award from an insurance company. Roberta experiences fever and pain because she has injected herself with bacteria. Wanda's behavior illustrates ____; Roberta's behavior illustrates ____

a. malingering; somatoform disorder b. malingering; factitious disorder c. factitious disorder; malingering d. factitious disorder; somatoform disorder

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The "zone of maximum comfort" is reached when a. people are right at their adaptation level

b. environmental press slightly exceeds competence. c. people are maladaptive. d. competence slightly exceeds environmental press.

Psychology

Which feeling of belonging did the research team demonstrate in the Westgate Housing Projects study?

A. sense of identity B. meaningful information C. safety D. social support

Psychology