The Secret Service has brought Ben to the emergency room of a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. He was found trying to scale the fence that surrounds the White House and insists that he is the President of the United States. Family members confirm that Ben is being treated for schizophrenia. What type of delusion is Ben experiencing?
A) Influence
B) Self-significance
C) Persecution or paranoid
D) Somatic
B
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a. One fixation per second b. Four fixations per second c. A hundred fixations per second d. Two or three fixations per minute
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a. ?will likely be substantially modified by adulthood b. ?are not valid indicators of later psychological disorders c. ?are impacted very little by environmental factors d. ?most likely represent genetic differences
Which General Principle states that psychologists should respect the dignity and worth of all people?
What will be an ideal response?
A nearly constant state of worry and concern characterizes___________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).