Which of the following situations is most similar to the concept of reliability in making psychiatric diagnoses?
a) You see identical twins who have identical mannerisms.
b) After watching a new T.V. show, you and a friend independently decide that it is lousy.
c) You're not sure what time a baseball game is on and guess it is at 1:00. You look in the T.V. guide and it is, in fact, at 1:00.
d) You meet someone new at a party and decide she/he is a shy person. Sure enough, she/he hardly speaks to anyone at the party.
b
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a. LaGuardia Commission b. Indian Hemp Drugs Commission c. United States National Academy of Sciences d. Baroness Wootton
Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) display a characteristic set of symptoms including all of the following EXCEPT
A. persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumati event(s). B. sudden "flashbacks" in which the traumatic event is relived. C. decreased startle response and chronically decreased autonomic arousal D. memories and nightmares of the event.
Scooby and Shaggy are being chased by a scary ghost. In the stress of their escape, they may be more prone to functional fixedness. Such an example would be if
A. Shaggy perceives that he has no control over their escape. B. Shaggy dwells on the potential dangers if they are caught. C. Scooby thinks of their escape as a challenge rather than a problem. D. Scooby doesn't think to use a chair to barricade a door with no lock.
The doctor explains to Rita that at her next appointment a technician will use an instrument that sends sounds waves through the abdomen to produce an image of internal structures. This technique is referred to as
A) ultrasonography. B) amniocentesis. C) positron emission tomography. D) chorionic villus sampling.