Which of the following statements is TRUE of both the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale and the General Health Questionnaire?
A) Both measurements rely on the clinician's evaluation of functioning.
B) Both measurements are useful in assessing change in patients' conditions.
C) Both measurements are only useful for inpatient populations.
D) Both measurements lack reliability but provide valid measures of functioning.
B
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Which appears to contribute most to the lack of sexual activity among old women?
a. A physiological incapacity to engage in intercourse b. Lack of a partner c. Negative social attitudes toward sex during old age d. Sexual activity seen as "dirty"
You are walking down a dark alley with several packages. Behind you, you hear a door open and close suddenly, and you immediately dive behind the nearest trash container. The part of the forebrain mainly responsible for your reaction is the
a. hippocampus. b. medulla. c. cerebrum. d. amygdala.
One way to alleviate the severe shortage of people working in mental health occupations is to
a. encourage people to enter the field as paraprofessionals. b. encourage psychiatrists to take on bigger case loads. c. remove the emphasis on preventative mental health services so the seriously disturbed can be attended to. d. simply pay these professionals what they are worth.