Regarding causes of suicide, which of the following statements is false?
a. Suicide may be linked to irregularities in serotonin functioning in the brain that leads to a disinhibition effect. b. Suicide is closely linked to mood disorders.
c. Adolescents who have a friend who attempted suicide are less likely than their peers to attempt suicide themselves.
d. Suicidal people may have fewer coping responses, leaving them especially vulnerable to exit events. e. Suicides are linked to exit events that leave people feeling stripped of social support.
c
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____. a. ?the use of congruence b. ?phenomenological psychology c. ?the eclectic approach to therapy d. ?evidence based practices
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a. structural b. functional c. subcortical d. hemispheric
Samantha was born with an XX genotype and female internal genitalia, but she had an enlarged clitoris and behaved as a tomboy. What was the cause of Samantha's atypical development?
A. an insensitivity to androgen B. undescended testes C. a deficiency in 21-hydroxylase D. poor maternal diet while pregnant
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a. American; Chinese; skill-and-drill b. Chinese; American; emphasizing math as important to future learning c. Finnish; Chinese; skill-and-drill d. American; Finnish; emphasizing math as important to future learning