Intellectuals at the End of the Nineteenth Century Increasingly Believed

question 15

Multiple Choice

Intellectuals at the end of the nineteenth century increasingly believed that

• A) though people were basically rational, their emotional side should not be neglected.
• B) reason exercised a very limited influence over human conduct.
• C) the extent to which a person can control his impulses and instinct should determine that person's position in society.
• D) evolution and the history of humanity showed that human beings are becoming increasingly rational.
• E) democracy and a rising standard of living made people into the rational beings the Enlightenment assumed they were.

Understand the concepts of delusions and hallucinations, including their role in mental illness.

Acknowledge the role of stress and cognitive styles in the development of mood disorders.

Compare the prevalence and risk factors of major psychological disorders.

Recognize the impact of traumatic events on mental health and the development of PTSD.

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Definitions:

DSM-5

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a compendium of mental disorder criteria and classifications used by healthcare professionals.

Schizophrenia

Achronic brain disorder characterized by distorted thinking, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Psychosis

A mental state where there is a loss of contact with reality, often featuring hallucinations, delusions, and impaired thinking.

Symptoms

The signs or indications of a disease or condition experienced by an individual.