Read the Vignette and Answer the Questions That Follow

question 23

Multiple Choice

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow.
Jean's best friend,Janet,recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work.The new job is associated with more pay and prestige.Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time,on and off the job,with her friends in management.Over dinner,Janet confides in Jean that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former coworkers,that they have bad attitudes on the job,and that she doesn't know how to handle them now that she is their supervisor.Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.

-In which social institution does this vignette occur?

• A)economy and work
• B)politics
• C)family
• D)religion

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Definitions:

Poverty of Speech

A reduction in speech output that is often observed in various psychological conditions, characterized by brief and unelaborate responses.

Premorbid Functioning

An individual's level of psychological and physical performance prior to the onset of a disorder or disease.

Hallucinations

Experiences of awareness and alertness without external inputs, yet possessing attributes of genuine perception.

Delusions

False beliefs held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, often observed in psychiatric conditions.