The main distinction between schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder is:
A) ?schizophrenia is a childhood disorder, and schizophreniform disorder is diagnosed in adulthood.
B) ?schizophrenia is a medical condition, and schizophreniform disorder is a mental disorder.
C) ?schizophreniform disorder lasts for a shorter duration than schizophrenia.
D) ?schizophreniform disorder occurs over one long episode, and schizophrenia occurs in a series of brief episodes.
C
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Most individual scores on a nationally normed measure fall in stanines 4, 5, and 6. 2. A normal distribution of NCE scores can be expected to have a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 21.06. 3. It is possible to find the mean level of a group’s religious beliefs. 4. Calculating the mean and standard deviation of ranked scores has been described by some researchers as committing an “ordinal sin.”
The less assimilated members of many ___________ subgroups are heavy cigarette smokers.
a. Asian American b. Latino/a American c. Arab American d. African American
The type of relationship an examiner has with the examinee should:
A) ?depend on what is stipulated in the instrument's manual. B) ?always be warm and caring so the examinee feels comfortable in the testing setting. C) ?be somewhat aloof so the examinee knows that the assessment is important. D) ?be up to the clinical judgment of the examiner.
According to the Coreys, group work is the treatment of choice primarily because
a. the dollars are stretched more. b. there are inherent values in the group process that lead to self-understanding, healing, and change on the part of the members. c. clients generally trust a group counselor more than they trust an individual counselor. d. insurance companies will reimburse clients for group services more often than for individual psychological services.