Focusing on later adulthood, the Cardiovascular Health Study, involving 6,000 participants ages 65 years and older, found that the factor most associated with fewer healthy years was ______________ (Burke et al., 2001)
a) home accidents
b) current smoking
c) genetic diseases
d) lack of social support
Answer: b
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All of the following are ways in which mental health professionals might function as scientist-practitioners EXCEPT a. analyzing their own motivations and reasons for helping people with psychological problems. b. evaluating their own assessments and treatments for effectiveness
c. conducting research leading to new information about mental disorders and their treatments. d. using the most current diagnostic and treatment procedures.
What does the following define? "The sum of the sum of squared deviations for each score from its group mean."
A. between-groups sum of squares B. between-subjects sum of squares C. within-groups sum of squares D. within-subjects sum of squares
Why is it that there seems to be a social stigma attached to psychological disorders that is not so readily seen when people suffer from physical conditions?
a) because people with mental illnesses are, in fact, in control of their conditions whereas those with physical maladies are not in control of their symptoms b) because the media has done little to break the myths that surround mental illnesses c) because people with mental disorders are usually violent and dangerous d) because people with mental disorders cannot recover and will always be afflicted with their symptoms
The ________ argues that we sleep in order to conserve energy
a. clinical psychology view b. Freudian view c. evolutionary theory d. activation-synthesis theory e. homeostatic