Mental disorders are best thought of as
a. syndromes that are no longer considered valid by most of the scientific community.
b. separate and distinct categories of mental illnesses.
c. conditions that have a biological reality in the brain.
d. conditions that vary on a continuum from mental health to mental illness.
Answer: d. conditions that vary on a continuum from mental health to mental illness.
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Your memory of the names of the planets is an example of what?
a. Procedural memory b. Implicit memory c. Semantic memory d. Episodic memory
The tendency to mold our interpretation of the past to fit how events actually turned out is called
a. projection. b. reaction formation. c. the hindsight bias. d. self-enhancement.
The advantage of systematic desensitization is that:
a. there is not a problem with generalization b. it is easier and more convenient than contact desensitization c. desirable behavior can be reinforced in a real life situation d. the individual is exposed to the actual feared stimulus
The popular opinion that the mentally ill are more dangerous than those who are not mentally ill is probably the result of
A. data from medical records. B. public knowledge of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. C. media reports. D. statistics on homicide and other violent crimes.