What did the DSM-5 state in regard to the forensic use of the diagnostic manual?
a. A DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia can, in itself, determine an individual's competency and criminal responsibility.
b. Having a DSM-5 diagnosis, in itself, does not demonstrate that a particular individual is, or was, unable to control his or her behavior at a particular time.
b. Having a DSM-5 diagnosis, in itself, does not demonstrate that a particular individual is, or was, unable to control his or her behavior at a particular time.
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A. Babinski reflex B. rooting reflex C. Moro reflex D. startle reflex
Alex, age 4, is a preschool student whose hamster just died. Which common reaction to his hamster's death might Alex demonstrate?
A. Alex may say his hamster is "sleeping." B. Alex may say that his hamster was evil. C. Alex may wish to destroy the body of the hamster to avoid remembering. D. Alex would want to bury the hamster because he realizes that it will never come back to life.
According to research by Emily Prunin and others (2007), which statement explains why people perceive others to be more conforming than they, themselves, are?
a. People are poor judges of others' motivations. b. People tend to judge others by their overt behavior while judging themselves by focusing inward. c. People judge themselves in the same way that that they judge others, but often much less accurately. d. People judge others by asking them about their inner thought processes.
Resolving conflicts with a person who you know has Alzheimer's disease or other dementia and sharing and enjoying what time that person has left
a. is essential. b. will decrease symptoms of dementia. c. may reverse Alzheimer's. d. is no more effective than avoiding the individual.