A screening device is able to indicate a problem when it is present and accurately indicate the absence of a problem when none exists. In psychological terms, this would constitute __________

A) screening specificity
B) screening sensitivity
C) differential diagnosis
D) sensitivity and specificity

Answer: D

Psychology

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a. an EEG b. a CAT scan or an MRI c. EEG imaging d. MEG or MSI

Psychology

Yolanda is dying from cancer. She promises God that she will remarry her ex-husband if she is freed from the disease. Yolanda's reaction is best considered to be an example of which of Kübler-Ross's five stages of dying?

a. anger b. denial c. bargaining d. depression

Psychology