Final Flashcards
(111 cards)
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According to the DSM, to be diagnosed as anorexic a person must fail to maintain at least 75% of normal body weight?
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False
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35% of anorexics are men?
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False
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If an anorexic women has langudo she has lost all body hair?
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False
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Anorexic behavior recurs in about 1/3 of recovered patients?
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True
5
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Relapse of bulimia most likely occur following stressful events?
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True
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People who diet to lose weight usually gain it back?
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True
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Medication prescribed to bulimia is anti-anxiety drugs?
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False
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obesity is on the rise in the US?
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True
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A person without sexual abuse is more likely to recover from an eating disorder compared to a person who has been sexually abused?
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True
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Caffeine is considered a drug?
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True
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Intoxication is actually a form of poisoning?
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True
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LSD is considered a depressant?
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False
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Women do not tolerate alcohol as well as men because their stomachs do not break it down as well?
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True
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Cocaine and amphetamines produce a similar behavior and emotional effects?
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True
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Free basing is the process of making cocaine cheaper?
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False
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Diet pills are most likely to contain amphetamines?
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True
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The stimulant used by more people in the world than any other is alcohol?
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False
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The most powerful form of cannabis is marijuana?
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False
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10% of the worlds population is estimated to have schizophrenia?
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False
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Psychosis means a loss of contact with reality?
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True
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the main differences between hallucinations and delusions is hallucinations involves perception and delusions involve beliefs?
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True
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The most common type of hallucinations is auditory?
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True
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Data from twin studies have revealed that schizophrenia has a week genetic component?
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False
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Schizophrenia has been found to reduced blood flow to the brain?
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True
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The defining feature of schizophrenia is a hallucination?
False
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If you think Oprah is talking directly to you during her television show is delusions of grandeur?
False
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One of the unfortunate side effects of phenothiazine is something like Parkinson disease where you have shakes?
True
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A schizophrenogenetic mother is a Freudian idea where the mother causes the child to regress to the primary narcissistic need?
True
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in the 1900's most patients lived in state hospitals?
True
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A good example of a token economy in every day life is money?
True
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The most widely used atypical anti psychotic is Prozac?
False
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The double bind hypothesis is when the subjects is when the subject and the experimenter don't know what measures are trying to test?
False
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about 1/3 of homeless people are estimated to suffer from severe mental disorders?
True
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Hallucinations, delusions, or formal thought disorders are negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
False
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a therapeutic community is a form of milieu therapy?
True
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The term co-morbidity means that 2 disorders may occur together in an individual?
True
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a schizotypal personality appears to be associated with increase dopamine of the brain?
True
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Sue's speech does not make sense. Her sentences are long and wandering. She is probably displaying expressive language?
False
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An African American is more likely to be diagnosed with anti personality disorder?
False
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Shawn doesn't give a thought about anyone but himself. He is sure everyone around him thinks he is amazing as well probably suffering narcissistic personality?
True
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James is inhibited in social situations feels inadequate and is very sensitive to criticism. He has paranoid personality disorder?
False
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OCD personality disorder is more common among men with jobs then men without?
True
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The most common impulse control disorder is pathological gambling?
True
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Suspicion is a major symptom of paranoid personality disorder?
True
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What are the four categories of suicide?
Death Seekers
Death Ignorer
Death Initiator
Death Darer
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What are -The differences between Anorexia and Bulimia
1. Anorexic want to lose their weight bulimics don't want to gain weight.
2. anorexics contain no more than 85% of their body
3. anorexics have an intense fear of gaining weight
4. anorexic are in denial on the seriousness actual body weight and size
5. Bulimics have inappropriate compensatory behavior to prevent weight gain they try to undo their binges
6. Bulimics are more concerned about pleasing others and being attractive to others
7. Only half of bulimics have amenorrhea while almost all of anorexics have it.
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What are the symptoms of anorexia?
Persistent energy intake restrictions
intense fear of gaining weight
Disturbance in self perceived weight or shape
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What are the symptoms of bulimia?
recurrent episodes of binge eating
recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain
self-evaluation that is unduly influenced by body shape and weight
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Explaining the causes of Eating Disorders from a Biological perspective.
problems with hypothalamus and thyroid.
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What is a bulimics perception of their body?
undue influence of weight or shape on self evaluation
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What is an anorexic perception of their body?
distorted view of weight and shape not ever thin
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What is the treatment and techniques used for bulimics from Biological perspective.
Antidepressant Medication
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What are The 4 categories of drugs?
Depressants
Narcotics/Opiates-technically a depressant
Stimulants
Hallucinogens
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Give an example of Depressants
| drug
alcohol:
wine
beer
liquor
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Give an example of type of
Narcotics/Opiates-technically a depressant
drug
Morphine-
Heroin-
Codeine-
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Give an example of type of
| Stimulants drug
cocaine
crack
Meth
caffeine
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Give an example of type of Hallucinogens drug
LSD
Ecstasy
Cannabis
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pattern of Behavior in which people organize their lives around a drug, where tolerance or withdrawal can occur,
addiction
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substances that cause powerful changes in sensory perception, from strengthening a person’s normal perceptions to including illusions and hallucinations.
Hallucinogens
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What are the Binge drinking predictors
live in a fraternity or sorority house
pursued a part-centered lifestyle
engaged in high risk behaviors
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Antianxiety drug developed in 1950s most popular Sedative-Hypnotic
- Benzodiazepines
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-Substance Abuse treatment options from Behavioral perspective
1. Aversion Therapy (classical conditioning)
2. Alcohol anonymous
3. Covert Sensitization
4. Detoxification
5. Drug Maintenance Therapy- (methone)
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What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
thinking (delusions),
perception (hallucinations)
language and communication (disorganized speech)
behavioral monitoring (grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
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what are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
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Affect Flattening
Alogia-
Avolition
Anhedonia
Asociality
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Name each type of delusion and give an example of each delusion
Persecutory: he or she is being followed by government organizations because the "persecuted" person has been falsely identified as a spy.
Referential: person may believe that he or she is receiving special messages from the news anchorperson on television.
Somatic: would be a person who believes that his or her body is infested with parasites.
Jealous: A person with this delusion falsely believes that his or her spouse or lover is having an affair
Grandiose: may believe he can fly
Erotomania: stalker
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what are the life expectancies of schizophrenia?
shorter than general population most specifically because 6% (DSM) to 15% (book) of those diagnosed commit suicide.
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-Cause and Treatment of Schizophrenia Behavioral perspective?
schizophrenia is developed due to the lack of picking up on and learning appropriate social cues.
They stop attending to such cues and instead focus on irrelevant cues like- brightness of a room, bird flying above, sound of a word rather then the meaning.
Responses are bizarre, and thus reinforced due to negative attention.
Treatment:
Token economy- patients are rewarded with tokens for appropriate behavior that can later be exchanged for food, cigarettes, privileges, etc.
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Consistencies of ones personality. Inherited characteristics, learned responses, or combination of the two
personality traits
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deeply distrust others and are suspicious of others motives, but usually have an excessive trust in their own ideas and abilities.
-Paranoid personality disorders
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persistently avoid and are removed from social relationships and demonstrate little in ways of emotion. Prefer to keep to themselves. Have no need for attention or praise, seen as cold, humorless, or dull.
-Schizoid personality disorders
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displays a range of interpersonal problems marked by extreme discomfort in close relationships, very odd patterns of thinking and perceiving, and behavioral eccentricities.
Schizotypal personality disorders
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persistently disregard and violate others’ rights.
Antisocial personality disorders
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display great instability including: major shifts in mood, an unstable self-image, and impulsivity. Unstable relationships. Swing in and out of very depressive, anxious, and irritable states that may last anywhere from a few hours to days. Fear of abandonment. Self-mutilate and suicidal ideation.
Borderline personality disorders
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emotionally charged and continually seek to be the center of attention. Exaggerated, rapidly changing moods. Theatrical gestures and mannerisms. Constantly change surface characteristics, opinions, and beliefs according to latest fads in order to attract and impress others. Seek approval and praise. Vain, self-centered, seductive, demanding, unable to delay gratification.
Histrionic personality disorders
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grandiose, need much admiration, feel no empathy for others. Convinced of their own great success, power, or beauty, expect constant attention and admiration. (
Narcissistic personality disorders
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uncomfortable and inhibited in social situations. Overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy and extremely sensitive to negative evaluation. So fearful of being rejected that they stay away from people as to not give anyone the opportunity to reject them. Believe themselves to be inferior, afraid of losing or failing so don’t take risks.
Avoidant personality disorders
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pervasive, excessive need to be taken care of. Clingy, obedient, fear separation from parent, spouse, significant other. Extreme feelings of inadequacy and helplessness.
Dependent personality disorders
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preoccupied with order, perfection, and control and so lose all flexibility, openness, and efficiency. Rigid, stubborn, refuse to work with others. Strict moral code.
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorders
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-Clusters of Personality Disorders
Cluster A:
odd,eccentric behaviors (Paranoid personality behavior, Schizoid, Schizotypal personality disorder)
Cluster B:
emotional erratic or dramatic behaviors (Antisocial Personality, Narcissistic Personality, Borderline, Histrionic)
Cluster C:
anxious or fearful behaviors or symptoms (Avoidant, Dependent, OCD Personality-preoccupation with perfectionism or control without obsessions or compulsions)
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What are Impulse-Control Disorders
Pyromania, Kleptomania, Intermittent Explosive Disorder (periodic aggressive outbursts), Trichotillomania, Pathological Gambling (most common impulse control disorder)
They fall under borderline Personality disorders
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The 4 main traits that distinguish a personality disorder from an Axis I disorder
1. enduring pattern
2. inflexible
3. differs markedly from the norm
4. trace back to childhood
5. Leads to distress and and impairment
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-The three classifications of childhood/adolescent disorders and examples of each
Disorders with Adult Counterparts:
i.e. Childhood Anxiety, Childhood Depression
Childhood Disorders:
i.e. ADHD, Conduct Disorder, Elimination Disorders
Lifespan Disorders:
Intellectual Development Disorders (aka Mental Retardation) Autism Spectrum Disorders
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-What do surveys say about Children and worry
Surveys reveal that close to half of all children in the U.S. worry: have multiple fears of school, health, personal safety.
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-Prevalence of disorders among genders
Boys with disorders outnumber girls with disorders,
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-Treatment of childhood/adolescent disorders
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Parent-Child Interaction Theory
Video Tape Modeling
Parent Management Training
Treatment Foster Care
Juvenile Training Centers
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-Indicators of Autism
1. extremely unresponsive to others,
2. repetitive,
3. rigid
4. lack of empathy,
5. problems with closeness,
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medical problems with bulimia
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dental problems,
loss of teeth,
potassium deficiencies
weakness,
intestinal disorders,
kidney disease,
heart damage.
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medical problems with anorexia
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Amenorrhea,
low body temp,
low blood pressure,
body swelling,
reduced bone density,
slow heart rate,
Electrolyte imbalance,
loss of hair, Lanugo
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restrictions in fluency and productivity of thought and speech
Alogia-
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restrictions in the range and intensity of emotional expression
Affect Flattening
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restrictions in the initiation of goal-directed behavior, i.e. apathetic/drained behavior, lack of motivated, self-initiated purposeful activities
Avolition
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inability to experience pleasure from positive stimuli or to remember pleasure previously experienced
Anhedonia
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lack of interest in social interactions
Asociality
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person believes that certain gestures, comments, passages from books, newspapers, song lyrics, other environmental cues are directly aimed at them.
Referential delusion
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most common- person believes they are being tormented followed, tricked, spied on, ridiculed, etc.
Persecutory delusion
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false beliefs about your body, something foreign in inside or passing through body
Somatic delusion
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believe themselves to be great inventors, religious saviors, or other specifically empowered persons.
Grandiose delusion
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false ideas and beliefs about relationships that may not actually exist. May believe a famous star desires them, may falsely believe their partner is cheating on them, or falsely believe that people they want nothing to do with desire them sexually
Erotomania delusion
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the central theme of the individual’s delusion is that his/her spouse or lover is unfaithful
Jealous delusions
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What are the ten types of personality disorders?
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Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-Compulsive
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treatments for Autism
Behavioral Therapy
Communication Training-
Parent Training
Community Integration-
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number of men compared to women with an eating disorder
up to 25% men to 90-95% women
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Surveys reveal that close to 90% of all children in the U.S have multiple fears of school, health, and personal safety?
False
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compared to girls boys are more likely to have diagnosable psychological disorders?
True
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Juvenile treatment centers are very effective in dealing with conduct disorders in children
False
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ADHD is more common in girls than in boys?
False
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Recent studies show that autistic children are more likely to abnormalities in their cerebellum?
True
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The most consistent and important difference in a developmentally delayed person is that they learn more slowly?
True
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most children who are developmentally delayed live at home?
True
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One characteristic of autism is that the child is socially responsive?
False
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Bed wetting is also known as Encopresis?
False
