The director of a city health department wants to know who is most likely to complete suicide in her city
The group with the highest risk is
A) young women who were recently separated or divorced.
B) elderly men with chronic physical illnesses.
C) college-educated people.
D) teenagers, especially depressed girls.
B
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If Melissa and Gilbert are a typical married couple when it comes to the division of household labor, a. Gilbert will be unwilling to engage in any housework chores
b. Melissa would be more satisfied with the division if she were occasionally allowed to perform a "male" task. c. Melissa would be more involved in housework if she were employed outside the home. d. Gilbert would be for splitting the household chores on the basis of time spent on each task.
Which of the following has been found to be an innate characteristic, particularly among young humans and other animals?
a. A tendency to deceive others to gain personal advantage b. An impulse to play as a way to practice adult skills c. A preference for consistency with a corresponding fear of novelty d. The ability to understand and imitate language
Scorer reliability and agreement concerns the consistency of what?
a. Test scores b. Scorer judgments c. Different test forms d. Test takers’ performance
You arrive in your doctor's office and say, "I am really worried that I have X disease … I read about it on the Internet, and I have all the symptoms." Which of the following responses from your doctor would be both accurate and effective to reduce your anxiety?
A. "The Internet can be useful as a starting point, but the medical information is not always accurate when applied to a specific person, and that can lead to unnecessary stress. Let's talk about your symptoms and see if we can identify what's wrong." B. "Forget what you read. Looking up medical information on the Internet is never a good idea; it just leads to unnecessary stress. Let's talk about your symptoms and see if we can identify what's wrong." C. "It's unlikely you have X. It might make you feel more in control if you look up medical information before a doctor's visit, but there's too much information and it's almost always inaccurate. Let's talk about your symptoms and see if we can identify what's wrong." D. "The Internet has so much information nowadays that diagnosis-by-Internet is correct more often than not. Consider me as your "second opinion." Let's talk about your symptoms and see if we can identify what's wrong."