Why is methadone helpful to some people with an opiate addiction?
a. It decreases the tolerance to the effects of opiates
b. It prevents the liver from metabolizing opiates.
c. It satisfies the craving, with less interference with life activities.
d. It causes the user to feel sick if he or she then uses opiates also.
Answer: c. It satisfies the craving, with less interference with life activities.
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a. Many patients are misdiagnosed. b. The whole system is too psychoanalytic in nature. c. Many patients meet the criteria for more than one diagnosis. d. The diagnoses are confusing, since they involve several axes.
Dylan wants to drop out of high school and go to New York to be a musician. Her parents, friends, and high school teachers encourage her to graduate from high school prior to moving to New York. This encouragement is an example of what organizing principle of psychosocial theory?
a. Stages of development b. Central process c. Radius of significant others d. Coping behavior
You are developing a test of intelligence to reflect how the concept is defined in the country of Kenya. Which of the following skills would you select for inclusion on the test?
a) ability to select herbal remedies b) ability to find location via the stars c) ability to spell words correctly in more than one language d) ability to bargain and barter with others on a range of products
Ernest (featured in the case study at the beginning of the chapter) thought that he became impotent because:
a) His wife constantly emasculated him b) He was no longer physically attracted to his wife c) He was drinking heavily almost nightly d) He really wanted to start a family and was "trying too hard"