Dr. Balta is assessing a client's personality by using a rating scale. Dr. Balta's assessment most likely involves

A disturbed individual kills a number of people in a mass shooting. The shooter is found to be mentally ill. How likely is it that such an individual will have received mental health services in the past year?

A) very likely; almost all mentally ill people do receive services B) very unlikely; although services are available, mentally ill people do not take advantage of them C) so-so; about 50 percent of people with mental illnesses receive services D) likely; although the coordination of those services is a problem

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary of the whole-language approach to reading?

a. Matthias: "Teachers should emphasize the meaning of a story, so that children would be eager to learn to read." b. Mark: "Teachers should emphasize the gestalt of each word, in other words, the whole word, rather than just a collection of letters." c. Becca: "Teachers should read interesting books to children, so that children can appreciate how stories are constructed." d. KayLyn: "Teachers should provide extensive background information on a story, before the children try to read the text."