One of the greatest challenges for any therapist treating an individual with paranoid personality disorder is in
a. understanding the patient's belief system
b. earning the patient's trust.
c. convincing the patient to talk about his or her beliefs.
d. getting the patient to speak clearly.
b
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The fact that recall by eyewitnesses can be distorted by information introduced after the event by police officers, attorneys, etc., is BEST explained by which of the following?
a. the misinformation effect b. the serial-position effect c. errors in source monitoring d. memory reconstruction
In the context of cultural differences in self-construals, which of the following findings of cross-cultural research is correct?
a) The cultural values of people of different cultures vary depending on the specific context in which they live. b) A single self-construal exists in people of different cultures. c) Different behaviors cannot be elicited in the same individuals if different self-construals are primed. d) Individuals are unable to balance the need to belong with the need to be different.
The method of evaluating brain functioning via one's performance on standardized tests that indicate brain behavior relationships is
a. biopsychosocial assessment. b. neuropsychological assessment. c. neurophysiological assessment. d. biophysiological assessment.
During the 1990s, a new type of antipsychotic medication became available to treat patients with schizophrenia who were not helped by conventional antipsychotic medications or who had developed unpleasant side effects. These new antipsychotic medications include all of the following EXCEPT a. Thorazine (chlorpromazine). b. Clozaril (clozapine)
c. Risperdal (risperidone). d. Zyprexa (olanzapine).