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Your brain is not fully developed until you reach your - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅early
twenties
An approach to psychological research that, instead of studying mental illness, studies such
things as happiness, character strengths, and healthy emotions is called - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅positive psychology
Research on positive psychology has led scientists to identity six virtues that "enable human
thriving" One of these is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅temperance
Which of the following is most strongly associated with mental health? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅optimism
Recent findings show that the human brain continues to grow and change throughout
adolescence. One major implication of these findings may help to explain why adolescents -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅tend to engage in "immature" behavior
This type of intelligence involves sensitivity, empathy for others, self-discipline, and social
competence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅emotional
Mentally healthy people tend to have - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅high self-esteem
A sense of self-efficacy means that you believe you are - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅in
control of your circumstances
The ability to bounce back from an adverse event is known as - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅resilience
, A person suffering from depression commonly experiences - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅appetite changes
Jorge seems to function normally, but his attitude is usually pessimistic, he often doesn't
sleep well, and his grades in school are far lower than they could be. With which of the
following conditions is Jorge most likely to be diagnosed? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅dsythymic disorder
Jenna sometimes "shops till she drops," meaning she shops on an exhilarating high until she
crashes into a major depression episode. Jenna's behavior is most common in which disorder?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅bipolar
Which of the following is one of the most important ingredients in a mentally healthy life? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅social support
Geoff showers four or five times during the course of a day and washes his hands almost
every time he touches something. Geoff's behavior most closely resembles symptoms of -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅obsessive-compulsive disorder
Which of the following statements about schizophrenia is TRUE - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Brain scanning technologies reveal abnormalities in the brains of people
with schizophrenia
Scott, age 24, has withdrawn from most social contact and stopped dressing appropriately.
When one speaks with him, his conversation tends to make no sense. Of the following
options, Scott is most likely to be diagnosed with - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅schizophrenia
According to the National College Health Assessment, _____ percent of college students
have considered suicide - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅10%
Nationwide, about _____ percent of high school students attempted suicide in the past year. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅8%