Ellen's husband was killed in an automobile accident two weeks ago. Since that time she has
had repeated episodes of fleeting hallucinations and delusions.
Her behavior has been marked
by periods of incoherent speech, screaming, suicidal and aggressive behavior, and
disorientation. After about a month, her behavior slowly returns to normal. She would be best
diagnosed as suffering from ______.
a. schizophreniform disorder c. schizotypal disorder
b. schizoid disorder d. brief psychotic disorder
D
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______ provides visual or auditory information about biological processes, allowing an individual to learn to control his or her physiological processes.
A. Biofeedback B. Mindfulness C. Progressive muscle relaxation D. Systematic desensitization
What are the youngest infants researchers have found who can discriminate between a citrus odor and a floral odor?
A. one-day-old B. one-week-old C. four-week-old D. six-week-old
An expert on media violence has been asked to testify before Congress. What is she likely to say concerning violence on television?
a) Television violence is sanitized, so there is little blood, gore, or pain. b) The violence on television is not different than the reports of violence that we see and hear on television. c) Most children nowadays are accustomed to dealing with fantasy via various forms of media and understand the concept and content of media violence. d) The message tends to work two ways – it can increase violence or it can decrease violence because of the graphic nature of much of the television violence.
A qualitative researcher reads a recently published study describing the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder on returning soldiers. The researcher wonders if the same results would occur among victims of date rape on college campuses
The researcher is interested in the issue of a) transferability b) confirmability. c) dependability. d) credibility.