Which of the Following Is False Regarding the Tearoom Trade

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false regarding the Tearoom Trade Study?

• A) Laud Humphreys conducted research on homosexual activities in public bathrooms for his PhD dissertation.
• B) For the study, Laud Humphreys stationed himself in public bathrooms and played the role as watchqueen while observing hundreds of homosexual activities.
• C) Laud Humphreys followed some of the men he observed, recorded their license plate numbers, and later visited their home to interview them claiming to be a health-service interviewer.
• D) His dissertation proposal was reviewed and approved by the IRB; therefore, the dissertation was not problematic at all.

Understand how overthinking and rumination contribute to depression.

Recognize the role of pessimistic explanatory style in depression and its consequences.

Identify strategies to break the cycle of depression.

Understand the distinctions between acute and chronic schizophrenia.

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Definitions:

DSM-IV-TR

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision; a guide published by the American Psychiatric Association for diagnosing mental disorders.

Diagnose

The process of identifying a disease or condition from its symptoms through systematic analysis and investigation.

Levels

Different stages or degrees of magnitude in a particular hierarchy or system.

Insane

A term historically used to describe severe mental disorder or irrational behavior, now considered outdated and stigmatizing.