Mrs. Valdez was concerned that her daughter was not getting adequate sleep and that, as a result, she was failing classes and suffering from depression. Mrs. Valdez attended a school meeting with other concerned parents about adolescent sleep requirements and learned that __________.
a) adolescents are more mature and do not need as much sleep
b) with increasing academic and social demands, adolescents are often leading their lives in a sleep-deprived state
c) adolescents are more mature than they were in previous years, and they should know how much sleep they need
d) there is no correlation between sleep and academic performance
Answer: b
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a) A client is diagnosed with at least two mental disorders. b) A client is diagnosed with one mental and one physical disorders. c) Two clinicians have to diagnose a client with the same disorder. d) Two clients are diagnosed with the same disorder by the same clinician.
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a. mass madness b. exorcism c. hypnotic susceptibility d. mesmerism