A component of the DSM-5 definition of a mental disorder is:

a) Violation of social norms
b) Unexpectedness
c) Distress or disability
d) Disturbance or dysfunction


c

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a. Number of positive comments received b. Average amount of money spent on a meal c. Number of days absent from work d. A supervisor's rating of dependability

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A psychologist wants to assess the construct validity of a new test. He can do so by showing that ____

a. scores at Time 1 predict behavior at Time 2 b. all portions of the test produce similar results c. the test results for a group correlate with related measures of a phenomenon d. scores on the test are consistent over time

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About 1.7 million new cases of which STDs were reported in the United States in 2012 with these perhaps representing only half of the actual cases?

a. HIV and AIDS b. HPV and hepatitis B c. chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis d. genital herpes and hepatitis B

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If some of the axons innervating a given cell are destroyed or if they become inactive, what compensatory process takes place in the remaining presynaptic cells?

A. Activation of previously silent synapses B. Removal of toxins C. Denervation supersensitivity D. Collateral sprouting

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