The World Health Organization Estimates That All Mental Disorders Combined

question 46

Multiple Choice

The World Health Organization estimates that all mental disorders combined account for _____ percent of all disability worldwide.

• A) less than 1
• B) 11
• C) 28
• D) 52

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Definitions:

Perception

The method by which the sensations experienced at any given moment are interpreted and organized in some meaningful fashion.

Hippocampus

A part of the brain within the temporal lobe, crucial for memory formation and spatial navigation.

Proactive and Retroactive Inhibition

Forms of interference where old information interferes with the learning of new information (proactive) and where new information causes forgetting of old information (retroactive).

New Long-Term Memories

The process of converting new information into a state that can be recalled after a period of time, involving the consolidation and storage of information.