How comfortable are you in giving Sam a diagnosis of intellectual disability based on the IQ test he recently took? If you are unsure whether he qualifies for a diagnosis, how can you reflect this in the multi-axial diagnosis?

What will be an ideal response?


Judgment should be reserved about whether Sam meets the criteria for borderline intellectual functioning. One can place the term “provisional” after the diagnosis if it is considered.

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_____ therapy is used to try to change people who are gay or lesbian to heterosexuals.

A. Hormonal B. Genetic C. Conversion D. Exchange

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Relational fitness involves:

a. identifying one's preferred ways of relating, learning how to talk about taboo topics. b. identifying one's interactional style, learning how to communicate with a range of people. c. identifying one's preferred ways of relating; learning and practicing new ways of relating. d. identifying one's interactional style, stepping out of one's comfort zone to talk with new people.

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With ___________________________, an enrollee pays a premium to a health insurer, and the health insurer contracts with separate providers to deliver healthcare services. Providers can charge anything above a stipulated amount and collect the remainder directly from the patient.

a. Managed care organizations (MCOs) b. Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) c. Indemnity insurance d. Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)

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Which of the following sections is not a basic section of a quantitative research paper?

a. Results b. Methods c. References d. Criticisms

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