You are a psychiatrist who specializes in treating schizophrenia. Pierce is experiencing the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, including withdrawal, apathy, and reduced communication. Which of the following medications are you apt to prescribe to treat Pierce?
A. atypical antipsychotics
B. benzodiazepines
C. lithium
D. monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Answer: A
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Regarding the Stanford Prison study, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Philip Zimbardo conducted the Stanford Prison study in which he paid normal healthy male college students to serve as "inmates" and "guards" in a simulated prison. b. The students were selected to play the roles of "prisoners" and "guards" based on personality profiles. c. The ascribed social roles of prisoner and guard were so powerful that in just a few days the experiment became "reality" for those involved. d. After just six days, the experiment had to be halted.
Wilhelm Preyer was the first baby biographer to suggest that observations of children be conducted systematically and scientifically. Which of the following would not be one of his suggestions?
a. That observations be taken immediately b. That observations be repeated several times a day c. That observations be taken unobtrusively d. That observation be completed before language develops