Delmar believes that he has been sent to earth to save mankind. He believes that women are evil and that any male who speaks to, or associates with a female is doomed to a life as a servant to the female's wishes. Recently, he has told you that the females on campus want to silence him and he has become agitated and fearful. Nothing you say or do will convince him that his ideas are untrue. With
what disorder would Delmar most likely be diagnosed?
a. disorganized schizophrenia c. catatonic schizophrenia
b. paranoid schizophrenia d. schizotypal personality disorder
B
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Some of the most prominent modern theories of the mood disorders focus primarily on cognitive factors. You learned in Chapter 9 that some theorists believe the experience of emotion is heavily influenced by cognitive factors. In what ways do some of these cognitive theories of emotion agree with theories about cognitive factors in the etiology of the mood disorders?
What will be an ideal response?
Suppose that you are trying to quit smoking, but that you are having trouble doing so. When you stop to think about why you might be having so much trouble (i.e., when you try to analyze what your resistance is to quitting), you are relying on ____
a. self-knowledge b. the interpersonal self c. the agent self d. the self-concept
Which of these items on an intelligence test would be most likely to be considered culturally biased?
Which of the following shapes is not like the rest? CONSIDER THIS: Culturally biased questions give an unfair advantage to a person who comes from the same culture or socioeconomic background as the person who designed the test. APA LO: 1.3 Describe applications that employ discipline-base problem solving. | ||
How many continents are there? | ||
Ten bags of fifteen oranges are how many oranges in all? | ||
Who wrote The Canterbury Tales? |
Depressed preschool-aged children
a. display the same behavioral and cognitive symptoms as do depressed adults. b. are most often extremely aggressive. c. usually mask their depression such that it is nearly impossible to detect that they are feeling sad. d. are less likely than adults to display cognitive symptoms of depression such as hopelessness.