Which characteristicis considered a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

a. hallucinations c. disorganized speech
b. delusions d. avolition


D

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"insanity"? a. "Insanity is a legal term that refers to judgments about whether a person should be held responsible for criminal behavior." b. "Insanity is a general term that refers to the presence of severe signs of mental deterioration." c. "In order to be insane, a person must show evidence of some biological cause of the symptoms." d. "The key to identifying insanity is the presence of delusions."

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When a person feels badly because he or she has survived a situation that has caused much suffering to others, then the person is said to be feeling ____

a. schadenfreude b. survivor guilt c. shame d. catharsis

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Baby Alfie is irritable, loud, and negative most of the time. He doesn't like it when new people pick him up, and he has irregular sleeping, eating, and waking schedules. What temperament does Alfie exhibit?

A. active B. slow-to-warm-up C. difficult D. easy

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Damage to the ________ lobes of the brain is most associated with memory loss; damage to the ________

lobes of the brain is most associated with passivity or impulsiveness. A) temporal; frontal B) frontal; temporal C) parietal; occipital D) parietal; temporal

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