Which of the following statements about the prevention and treatment of suicide is true?
A) It is nearly impossible to prevent adolescent suicide, as teenagers rarely exhibit warning signs around adults.
B) Research shows that gun-control legislation that restricts the availability of handguns and other firearms to adolescents has little impact on suicide rates.
C) Restraint by journalists in the media in publicizing teenage suicides aids prevention.
D) Parents should not be concerned about teenagers' commenting, "I wish I were dead," because adolescents are overly dramatic.
C
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General "spaciness," frequent shifts from one uncompleted activity to another, careless mistakes, and poor organization are descriptors for
a. impulsivity. b. attention deficits. c. conduct disorders. d. hyperactivity.
The principle of ______ states that the levels of the brain interact with each other and that interactions from the higher levels of the brain restrict or inhibit the lower levels of the brain.
a. encephalization b. evolutionary functioning c. hierarchical integration d. natural selection
After the child's vocabulary has reached about 50 expressed words, the vocabulary increases by approximately ______ words per month
25–50 50–100 100–125 125–150
According to Jung, symbols:
a. can be understood completely after thinking about them for long periods of time b. have multiple meanings and can never be fully understood c. can be understood easily and completely d. have only one form