The case of Arthur (described in your textbook), who suddenly experienced the delusion that he could save all the starving children in the world with a "secret plan," but whose symptoms lasted only a few days, was diagnosed with
a. schizotypal personality disorder
b. folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder).
c. brief psychotic disorder.
d. cocaine abuse.
c
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a. ?Titchener b. ?James c. ?Calkins d. ?Dewey e. ?Woolley
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A. Patients do not recover from episodes of major depression without treatment. B. Delaying or preventing future episodes of major depression is often an important treatment goal, instead of merely recovering from current depression. C. After a patient has experienced a major depressive episode and recovered, treatment can be discontinued. D. Close to 100 percent of patients with major depressive disorder respond to drug treatment.
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A) 50 B) 60 C) 70 D) 80
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