During a diagnostic interview, a psychiatrist asks the client how he has been functioning in normal social interactions. These questions are designed to assess ____

a. disorientation
b. discomfort
c. distress
d. dysfunction


c

Psychology

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Institutionalized schizophrenics are sometimes helped with the use of token economies. The basis of these programs is that the patients receive

a. payment for unskilled labor. b. rewards for appropriate behavior. c. education about how to manage money. d. state aid for treatment.

Psychology

Your textproposes that religious belief

a. often increases fear of the unknown b. helps people cope with traumatic events c. typically increases daily stress levels d. reduces a person's sense of guilt

Psychology

A mental health professional must distinguish between behavior collectively shared by a culture and a client's

a. demographics. b. diagnosis. c. responses or behaviors. d. none of these are concerns of a mental health professional.

Psychology

Investigators have found that individuals who suffer prefrontal cortex damage ____

a. often make bad decisions b. become more logical than usual in their reasoning c. become excessively inhibited in their dealings with others d. perform poorly on IQ tests

Psychology