All but which of the following are myths about suicide?
a. People who commit suicide are usually suffering from a psychological disorder, but are not insane.
b. People who threaten suicide are only trying to get attention.
c. If someone threatens suicide, it is best to ignore it so as not to encourage repeated threats.
d. Talking about suicide with a depressed person may prompt her/him to attempt suicide.
e. People who attempt suicide and fail aren't serious about killing themselves.
a
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Compared to people of higher intelligence, people of lower intelligence are generally
a. incapable of processing persuasive messages. b. very difficult to persuade. c. just as easy to persuade. d. difficult to persuade if the message is complicated. e. easier to persuade.
Which of the following refers to our emotions about a given group and how we feel about them?
A. adaptive categorization B. prejudices C. stereotypes D. discrimination
According to statistics presented in the text, the life expectancy for 75-year-old adults living in the U. S. today is:
a. 78 years b. 80 years c. 82 years d. 87 years
An expert on antisocial personality disorder was asked to describe the anxiety responses of men with this disorder. How would he respond?
a) Their anxiety lacks a component of cognitive worry. b) There are no signs of physiological or cognitive anxiety. c) Their anxiety has an unusually high level of cognitive worry. d) There is little physiological arousal associated with their anxiety.