Eve is very close to her siblings, is very involved in their lives, and keeps an average level of contact with them. At what point in her life is Eve's relationship with her siblings likely to be most important?

It can be particularly difficult for a therapeutic alliance to develop between a patient with paranoid personality disorder and his therapist because

a. it takes a long time to get to know a therapist. b. the therapist may have ulterior motives. c. the patient may not be ready for treatment. d. trust is the core issue of the disorder.

Which of the following situations best illustrates the placebo effect?

a) You sleep because you are tired. b) You throw up after eating bad meat. c) You have surgery to repair a defective heart valve. d) You drink a nonalcoholic drink and become "intoxicated" because you think it contains alcohol.