The most widely used illegal drug in the United States is:
A. methamphetamine
B. opium
C. cocaine
D. marijuana
Answer: D
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Which factor is an important influence on whether an adolescent suffers from major depressive disorder?
A. having more than four siblings B. having an alcoholic or depressed parent C. feeling popular and pressure to maintain a particular image D. divorce or breakup of the nuclear family
In the fMRI study by Schwartz et al. (2003) of adolescents who had been classified as inhibited or uninhibited at age 2, __________.
A. inhibited individuals showed higher amygdala activity with novel than familiar faces, but uninhibited individuals showed the same level of activity with both types of faces B. inhibited individuals showed lower amygdala activity overall C. uninhibited individuals reacted more strongly to familiar stimuli than to novel stimuli D. no difference was seen due to the passage of so much time since infancy
Connie is overweight, has high serum cholesterol, and hypertension. She is likely to experience _______
a. a long life c. a heart attack b. HIV d. none of these
What do your authors mean when they suggest that the DSM encourages us to "think organic"?
A) It means that we should remember that many symptoms that appear psychiatric in nature can be caused by physical events, and we should be cautious about overdiagnosing mental disorders. B) It means that the research has found conclusive evidence that herbal supplements are superior to chemical psychotropic medications in the treatment of mental disorders. C) It means that the APA (American Psychological Association) has agreed to stop printing the DSM in paper form in future editions and will go to a strictly electronic format, to be more "eco-friendly." D) It means that research has found that virtually every mental illness can be traced to malfunctions of a specific organ in the body, and thus a return to the purely medical model is the best chance for those with these illnesses to recover.