William is a well-educated 40-year-old man who suffers from schizophrenic disorder. Originally, he was employed as a computer programmer, but he was fired two months ago because of chronic absenteeism. For the last several weeks he has been homeless. He sleeps at night in a cardboard box behind a Dunkin Donut after closing time. Which of the following terms is used to describe William's current plight?
A) Downward shift
B) Downward drift
C) Downward SES
D) Downward trajectory
B
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A. children generally chose the riskier decks, whereas adolescents chose the less-risky decks B. the tendency to choose risky decks first increased in early adolescence, and then decreased in middle to late adolescence C. the tendency to choose risky desks first decreased in early to middle adolescence, and then increased in late adolescence D. there was a steady improvement with age in the tendency to choose less-risky decks and reject riskier decks
Which of these countries avoids co-sleeping?
A) China B) Guatemala C) Sweden D) United States
According to the cognitive perspective, social anxiety is related to all of the following EXCEPT:
a) unrealistic negative beliefs about the consequences of their social behaviors. b) attention to how they are doing in social interactions and their own internal sensations. c) formation of negative visual images of how others will react to them. d) all of the above.
According to Maslow, our need to fulfill our potential is called the
A) ?aesthetic need. B) ?primary need. C) ?need for self-actualization. D) ?need for self-esteem.