The case of Arthur (described in your textbook), who suddenly experienced the delusion that he could save all the starving children in the world with a "secret plan," but whose symptoms lasted only a few days, was diagnosed with
A. schizotypal personality disorder.
B. folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder).
C. brief psychotic disorder.
D. cocaine abuse.
Answer: C
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a. tolerance c. dependence b. addiction d. withdrawal
When Leo's parents discipline him, they always explain why his actions were wrong and how his behavior made other people feel. They are using:
A) Control B) Social convention C) Induction D) Reduction
Groups tend to move people to believe more strongly in the position that they first held. This is called ________
a. "risky shift" b. deindividuation c. group polarization effect d. groupthink
Having friends who view school negatively __________, even for children with authoritative parents
a) shows no significant impact b) tends to be correlated with lower school success c) causes students to work harder toward success d) shows no influence on the rates of tertiary school attendance