Angela is hospitalized after a suicide attempt. In the hospital, she spends all of her time
drawing sketches of fantastic goblins and monsters whom she calls "hellsmen".
She claims
that these "hellsmen" talk to her and, in fact, ordered her to make her suicide attempt. Often,
she seems to be talking to invisible persons in the room and following orders from some
unseen source. Her disorder is most likely ______.
a. schizophrenia c. bipolar affective disorder
b. dissociative identity disorder d. schizoid personality
A
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Examples of fine-motor control include
A) kicking a ball far. B) learning new strokes in swimming. C) reading fluently. D) controlling a paintbrush.
Noah's teachers don't think that Noah is very smart, so they stop paying attention to him or asking him questions. After a few years, Noah decides there is no point trying to do well in school because he's dumb. He has become a victim of
a. the justification of effort. b. a self-fulfilling prophecy. c. implicit prejudice. d. stereotype threat.
Which of the following best exemplifies a random sample?
A. a sample that consists of all women who are 40 years old B. a sample that consists of all men who have specialized in accounting C. a sample that consists of all girls who have been selected arbitrarily D. a sample that consists of all boys whose names begin with an "A"
In a mental status exam, the clinician evaluates a client's ________ by observing how well the client speaks and looking for indications of memory or attention difficulties.
A. appearance and behavior B. mood and affect C. cognitive functioning D. orientation to place, time, and person