Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide

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PREVIEW QUIZ

True or False


  1. TFDeviation from a given norm or standard is the only criterion needed
    in order to determine whether a behavior pattern is or is not patho-
    logical.

  2. TFPsychiatrists and clinical psychologists classify and diagnose mental
    disorders with the aid of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
    Disorders,fourth edition.

  3. TFAnxiety disorders are characterized by a core of delusions.

  4. TFSchizophrenia is characterized by the presentation to others of two or
    more selves.

  5. TFThe antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a lack of guilt
    feelings.


(Answers can be found on page 228.)

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