A patient was just released from a psychiatric hospital where he has spent the last five years. A social worker spends some time trying to help him prepare for what she calls stigma. What was the focus of these sessions?
a. negative attitudes that result in various forms of discrimination
b. the tendency for most mental patients to cease taking their medications
c. the tendency for the public to provide too much assistance to former mental patients
d. a government effort to assist former mental patients by providing group living arrangements
Answer: a.
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he likely to find? a. The psychologist is using questions that tap fluid intelligence; the older group will perform at a higher level. b. The psychologist is using questions that tap wisdom; the two groups will not differ in their performance. c. The psychologist is using questions that tap wisdom; the young adults will outperform the older group. d. The psychologist is using questions designed to tap fluid intelligence; the two groups will not differ in their responses to these types of items.
With the critical incident methods of needs assessment, job dimensions with ______ should be targeted for future training
a. many good incidents b. many bad incidents c. few good incidents d. few bad incidents