How is delirium different from dementia?
a. Dementia involves a progressive course.
b. Delirium involves chronic deficits for long periods.
c. Dementia involves conditions that are usually reversible.
d. Delirium involves gradual onset of deficits.
a
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A. control all cerebral perception B. control involuntary activity like breathing C. control unconscious muscle tone for upright posture D. assist in maintaining alertness
A prediction that causes itself to become true is known as selective filtering
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
In their research article on video games and social behavior, Gentile et al. (2009) reported a study in which Singaporean children’s exposure to prosocial video games was positively correlated with an index of their tendency to display prosocial behavior. The researchers concluded that the results were consistent with the notion that
a. prosocial behavior does not lead to increases in prosocial video game playing b. experience playing prosocial video games leads to increases in prosocial behavior c. a correlation exists d. there is no relation between prosocial behavior and experience playing prosocial video games
While beneficial in many ways, classification schemes for mental disorders have been criticized because they __________
A) may lead to self-fulfilling prophecies on the part of the patient B) complicate communication among professionals C) have not yet moved away from the psychoanalytic perspective D) do not assist in treatment planning