Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in the prevalence of depression among males and females?
a. Throughout the lifespan, females are more likely to suffer from depression than males
b. Depression is equally common among preadolescent boys and girls, but after about age 13 the rate is higher for females.
c. Depression is equally common among boys and girls in childhood and adolescence, but after about age 18 the rate is higher for females.
d. Females are more likely to suffer from depression at all ages, but only when there is a co-morbid anxiety disorder.
b
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Dr. Chu reports that "mental patients are no more dangerous than other people.". What does research suggest about the doctor's statement?
a. Research shows that there is no correlation between any psychiatric diagnosisexcept antisocial personality disorder and dangerousness. b. Research shows that patients are considerably more dangerous than others in the population, even after they are medicated. c. Research shows that individuals with diagnoses of both a mental disorder and a substance abuse disorder are slightly more dangerous than other patients. d. Research shows that mental patients are actually considerably less dangerous than are others in the population because they are so withdrawn.
Researchers believe that permanently storing information in long-term memory involves chemical, functional, and ____ changes
a. biological c. social b. structural d. classical
Challenging issues in the study of adult development and aging include working with disciplines other than one's own, balancing the emphasis on young, middle, and late adulthood, highlighting both group trends based on age and individual differences,
and dealing with the limited resources available for research. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Your nephew loves cats. You have a large black cat that you named "Midnight." Your nephew readily learned your cat's name, but now calls all cats "Midnight." Surely your nephew does not think that every cat's name is "Midnight
" Why is this happening? Your nephew's behavior is an example of ____. a. overextension b. underextension c. telegraphic speech d. holophrases