Surveys of treatment seeking and diagnoses have discovered some interesting results. Which of these is a finding of these surveys that would be helpful to government and private agencies responsible for planning treatment?
a) Few people who have a psychological disorder seek treatment.
b) Most individuals with psychological disorders prefer inpatient treatment.
c) Individuals with substance abuse problems are most likely to seek treatment.
d) Although most people who have a disorder do not seek treatment, many people in therapy have no disorder.
D
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Your friend has a prescription for Valium that she takes for anxiety. She has taken Valium before the party you and she are attending. When she gets to the party, you see her heading for the bar. Based on what you have learned so far in this course, which of the following would you tell her?
a. You should probably not drink any alcohol because both alcohol and Valium act on the same system and their additive effects could be very dangerous. b. You should limit yourself to six drinks because too much of the two drugs together could make you very ill. c. Alcohol is not a drug, so there really isn't any reason to worry as long as you don't get drunk. d. Don't worry, alcohol and valium act on very different neurotransmitters, so a drug interaction is very unlikely.
If you were an authoritative parent, how would you handle a child who only wanted to eat a banana split for dinner?
a. "It would be much better to eat a healthy dinner first and have a banana split for dessert if you are not full." b. "Great, let's go for it!" c. "Absolutely not, under no circumstance will I allow that!" d. "Whatever, I don't care."
A researcher mails permission letters to parents and stipulates that if the permission form is
not returned, the parent has indirectly agreed to allow their child to partake in the study. This procedure is: A) passive parental consent. B) active parental consent. C) a violation of confidentiality. D) informed consent waiver.
Medical __________ is when a parent fails in his or her duty to seek necessary medical care for their children.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).