According to research, which of the following has been identified as an early warning sign of schizophrenia? a. Emotional predictability. b. Poor peer relations and solo play. c. Long attention span. d. Good muscle coordination. e. High birth weight.

Which of the following disorders do Americans report most frequently? a. Schizophrenia. b. Mood disorders. c. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). d. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). e. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Which of the following is true? a. Those born during winter and spring are less likely to develop schizophrenia later in life. b. People born in densely populated areas are less likely to develop schizophrenia later in life. c. Fetuses exposed to flu virus are more likely to develop schizophrenia later in life. d. Maternal influenza during pregnancy does not affect brain development in monkeys. e. The retrovirus HERV is found more often in people who do not develop schizophrenia.

Name and explain two brain abnormalities that help us understand schizophrenia.

According to research, which of the following are we most likely to experience after sleep deprivation? a. Night terrors. b. Sleep apnea. c. Manifest content dreams. d. Narcolepsy. e. REM rebound.

According to research which of the following is more common among males than females? a. Physical aggression. b. Smiling. c. Relational aggression. d. Averting one's eyes. e. Apologizing.

Which of the following is the primary purpose of the DSM? a. Diagnosis of mental disorders. b. Selection of appropriate psychological therapies for mental disorders. c. Placement of mental disorders in appropriate cultural context. d. Selection of appropriate medicines to treat mental disorders. e. Understanding the causes of mental disorders.

Sensory experiences without sensory stimulation are called a. word salads. b. delusions. c. paranoid thoughts. d. ruminations. e. hallucinations.

Xavier, who has a negative explanatory style, is most likely to get depressed after failing a math test if he believes that he failed because a. he is not good at math and never will be. b. his teacher made it impossible to learn the material. c. he was sick on the day he took the test. d. his parents have been putting too much pressure on him and he panicked on the test. e. the testing room was very hot and stuffy.

Which of the following is the primary purpose of the DSM-5? a. Describing mental disorders. b. Selecting appropriate psychological therapies for mental disorders. c. Placing mental disorders in their appropriate cultural context d. Selecting appropriate medicines to treat mental disorders. e. Understanding the causes of mental disorders.

What term refers to thoughts about who or what we blame for our successes and failures? a. Stability. b. Emotional memory. c. The social-cognitive perspective. d. Explanatory style. e. Dissociative reasoning.

Please determine which of the following are true and which are false; use Definition 3.2 to explain your answers. a. 3|100 b. 3|99 c. -3|3 d. -5|-5 e. -2|-7 f. 0|4 g. 4|0 h. 0|0

Which of the following has been shown to be an effective intervention to reduce teen pregnancies? a. Abstinence only sex education in schools. b. Participation in service learning programs. c. Increasing guilt related to sexual activity. d. Taking a pledge to remain abstinent. e. Increased exposure to sexual content in the media.

List the advantages and disadvantages of niche marketing.