Julia's daughter has recently been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. If she wants to understand the reliability of this diagnosis, which criticism of the DSM is relevant?
A. Some behaviors that have been classified as abnormal are arguably normal.
B. The same behavior might be adaptive for some people but maladaptive for others.
C. There is a lack of consistency in the diagnosis of psychological disorders.
D. Diagnostic categories may not capture the subjective experience of people with psychological disorders.
Answer: A
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a. Noticing the only incomplete sentence in an essay you wrote b. Noticing the one answer on your test paper that the professor circled in red c. Noticing an animal that starts to move d. Noticing the only purple flower in an array of white flowers
Third-generation therapies operate under the assumption that efforts to escape problematic thoughts and feelings
a. lead to diminished quality of life. b. are inevitable and unavoidable. c. yield to the basic laws of learning. d. were shaped in early development.
Physiological studies indicate that damage to the brain's___________can disrupt behaviors that depend on working memory.
A. Prefrontal cortex B. Amygdala C. Hippocampus D. Occipital lobe
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a. The college students who played the violent game were more likely to be aggressive. b. The college students who played the nonviolent game were more likely to be aggressive. c. The college students who played the violent game were no more likely to be aggressive than those who played the nonviolent game. d. No aggression toward other players was shown by any of the game players.