With respect to the elderly population in the United States, the American Medical Association says that by the early part of the 21st century
(a) 5% of the elderly population will be substance abusers (b) 50% of the elderly population will abuse substances (c) 20% of the elderly population will be addicted to substances (d) there will be no increase in the substance abuse among the elderly population
(c)
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Androcentric diagnoses, such as the proposed Premenstral Dysphoric Disorder, have come under scrutiny by individuals who adhere to the feminist perspective because
a. the disorder does not have a high prevalence rate. b. of sex bias and the lack of a parallel diagnosis for men. c. of the abundance of research on this topic. d. None of the above.
The withdrawal from opioids:
(a) is medically dangerous (b) is analogous to a severe case of the flu (c) should be treated with benzodiazepines (d) has been over exaggerated by the media
Each communication has two components – report and command. Which of the following is true?
a. Report refers to the relationship of the message and is primarily nonverbal. b. Command refers to content of the message and is primarily verbal. c. Command refers to the relationship aspect of the message and is primarily nonverbal. d. Report refers to the content of the message and is primarily nonverbal.
A client is recording the number of cigarettes smoked daily and the therapist is teaching the client relaxation and distraction skills to use in the future instead of smoking. The client is likely in which of the following stages of change?
a. Precontemplation b. Preparation c. Action d. Maintenance