Depressed patients often walk and talk as though they are in slow motion; this quality is described by the term
a. hypomania.
b. psychomotor retardation.
c. dysphoria.
d. morbid preoccupation.
Answer: b.
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needs work? a. She has a tendency to put words in the mouths of others. b. She fails to tell her husband of her wants in the hope that he will just know. c. She uses too many nonverbal gestures when she speaks, which is distracting to listeners. d. She often offers interpretations of her own behavior before the therapist has a chance to speak.
Why is there no conclusive evidence that there is a specific amount of alcohol a pregnant woman can drink without causing harmful effects to her child?
a. Because there is no way to know exactly how much alcohol is in any given drink, and thus it is impossible to accurately gauge the amount of alcohol being consumed. b. Because the research has concluded that even very small amounts of alcohol on a single occasion are certainly damaging to an unborn child. c. Because the safe level of consumption is probably not the same for all women, as a result of heredity and health factors. d. Because alcohol is so often taken with other drugs that it is impossible to determine how much of it would be safe to consume.
Jayson is eating lunch alone at a restaurant. He sees two people talking animatedly, and interprets it as arguing. Jayson is exhibiting the ____
a. hostile attribution bias b. hostile perception bias c. hostile expectation bias d. indirect expectation bias
Research of mental patients who are placed in alternative community treatment programs such as providing permanent housing, special care, and concerned community treatment indicated that ____
a. patients in mental institutions enjoyed the hospital environment more than the alternative treatment environment b. patients in mental institutions were less likely to become homeless than those in alternative treatment c. outcomes were worse for those in alternative care than those in mental institutions d. alternative treatment reduced homelessness and improved well-being