When patients with schizophrenia perform behaviors that we would not expect to see in a typical person, we refer to these behaviors as _________ symptoms.

A. negative
B. positive
C. active-phase
D. prodromal


Answer: B

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The personality disorder with the lowest prevalence rate is

a. antisocial. b. narcissistic. c. psychopathy. d. obsessive-compulsive.

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The damage that might be caused to the brain by riding a violently fast roller coaster is consistent with __________.

A. a closed-head injury B. a penetrating head injury C. vascular dementia D. a series of circumscribed cerebral infarcts

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Which statement best describes the level of universality of Lindemann's ideas about grief work?

a. In all cultures, intense expressions of grief are considered appropriate. b. The context of death and its meaning for those who mourn suggests an individualized view of the adaptive process of bereavement is most accurate. c. The loss of a loved one after a long, painful illness always requires intense grief work. d. Counselors agree that after conditions of grave trauma, an early period of intense grieving is important for coping with immediate demands.

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What are the parts of the brain that are involved broadly with regulating behavior and emotion?

A. Left and right hemisphere B. Midbrain and brain stem C. Medulla and pons D. Thalamus and hypothalamus

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