Tommy has been in trouble with law enforcement off and on since he was thirteen
His parents despaired of him because he lied so much, was irresponsible, and never seemed to feel bad about the harmful and hurtful things he did. Tommy is now twenty-three. He has never held a job for more than three months. He has wrecked four cars, three of which belonged to other people. He feels no guilt about disappointing people and is selfish and manipulative. Which disorder does Tommy appear to have?
a) oppositional-defiant disorder
b) criminal thinking disorder
c) psychopathic disorder
d) antisocial personality disorder
Answer: d
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Comorbidity means __________.
A. that a disorder is often fatal B. that a person has two or more disorders C. that a person has a more severe form of a disorder D. that a person is unlikely to recover from a disorder
Mavis had a dream in which a penguin kidnapped her, took her to Italy, and made her eat pistachio ice cream. Mavis tells you that she thinks the dream represents an unconscious desire to cancel her upcoming wedding plans. According to Freud, Mavis' unconscious desire to cancel her upcoming wedding plans would represent:
a. the manifest content of the dream b. an interpretation of random neural activity in the hindbrain c. a psychic premonition of future events d. the latent content of the dream
Prolonged sleep loss can cause a major disruption of mental and emotional functioning characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and confusion called temporary
a. sleep apnea. b. chronic insomnia. c. sleep deprivation psychosis. d. narcolepsy.
Bigler's studies revealed that children in the experimental group showed a tendency to ascribe positive traits to
a. some members of the in-group. c. all members of the in-group. b. all members of the out-group. d. some members of the out-group.