The primary purpose of the DSM is to
(a) provide descriptive criteria for diagnosing mental disorders, (b) help psychologists assess normal as well as abnormal behavior, (c) describe the causes of common disorders, (d) keep the number of diagnostic categories of mental disorders to a minimum.
A
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Jung used the term psychic birth for the period when:
a. a child is able to distinguish between himself and other people. b. the psyche assumes a definite form and content. c. the ego begins to develop in a primitive way in a person. d. a person is able to resolve his adaptation problems of young adulthood.
Groups include all of the following essential components except
a. roles. b. norms. c. cohesiveness. d. status.
Aaron is against abortion because he feels life is sacred in any form, and the taking of life is morally wrong, despite the fact that the law allows abortion. Aaron is operating at which level of moral development?
A. preconventional B. conventional C. anticonventional D. postconventional
In contrast to hypochondriasis, somatization disorders result when
a. anxieties are expressed as numerous physical ailments. b. physical ailments produce anxiety. c. a normal bodily function, such as mild indigestion after a spicy meal, is interpreted as a serious illness. d. a real, physical injury produces dissociation.