Charles has recently learned that he is terminally ill. He has since begun to lash out at his family and at the medical personnel involved in his care. Kübler-Ross would suggest that this behavior can be explained by which of the following?
A) A wish to punish others and make them feel pain, too
B) A loss of control and sense of helplessness
C) Cognitive changes brought on by the stress of the situation
D) Interactions between medications
B
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Regarding workplace anger and caring organizations, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Having compassion for employees within an organization can be an antidote to the petty game playing that can occur. b. Encouraging competition within an organization tends to decrease workplace anger and complaints. c. Companies who pay more attention to the quality of life at work generally suffer fewer productivity losses if they are forced to downsize. d. Most larger companies now offer mental health services to troubled employees and trauma counseling if violence erupts in the workplace.
A characteristic found in the background of many individuals with antisocial personality disorders is:
A. that they often changed residences in childhood B. that they came from a family with more than three siblings C. that they exhibited serious behavioral problems in childhood D. a death of a close family member or friend
Schizophrenia is best described as a type of disorder
a. anxiety b. mood c. personality d. psychotic e. dissociative
According to Darwin, evolution resulted from the ____ of those accidental variations that proved to have survival value.
a. natural selection b. sharing c. inhibition d. extinction