One criticism of the DSM noted by your author is that it adheres to a _____ model, which means that a person is seen as either having a mental disorder, or not having a mental disorder. There is little or no allowance for "degrees" of a disorder
A) dimensional B) categorical
C) diathesis D) sociological
B
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Which of the following is NOT one of the strongest risk factors for depression or depressed mood in adolescence?
a. poor body image b. being female c. conflict with friends d. parental criticism
What prenatal technique uses high-frequency waves to examine the characteristics of the fetus in-utero?
a. amniocentesis b. chorionic villus sampling c. alphafetal protein d. ultrasound
Which of the following would most likely be outside the range of human hearing?
A. Dolphins communicating at a frequency of 15 Hz B. A siren oscillating at 18,000 Hz C. A motor vibrating at 15,000 Hz D. A bass drum vibrating at 50 Hz
Thorndike conducted research on
a. operant conditioning. b. classical conditioning. c. shaping. d. higher-order conditioning.