A parent puts a child in “time out” every time they use a swear word. For this reason, the child rarely swears anymore. The time out strategy is considered to be ________________.

Maria, an adolescent with a history of sleepwalking, is diagnosed as having dissociative identity disorder (DID). She was severely abused as a child and, in response, has developed three distinct personalities. She has no gaps in her memory. What aspect of Maria’s case is unusual for DID?

The definition of a “learning disability” always includes_____________.

Like many faith traditions, prayer is central to Islamic wor­ship. Prayer is an opportunity to regularly remember God’s power, presence, majesty, and mercy, as well as to re-center one’s life on God. Muslims are supposed to pray five times per day—at sunrise, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and evening.

From before dawn until sunset, those observing the fast in the holy month of Ramadan are forbidden from eating, drinking, smoking, and having marital relations.

According to Islamic belief, all scriptures are entirely God’s work, but peoples before Islam—the Jews and the Christians- had corrupted their original messages to suit their own inclinations. The Qur’an, then, is the purest extant scripture on earth, because it has been preserved from tampering.

 Unless one is in a state of purity, one may not handle the Qur’an, perform the salat, circumambulate the Ka’ba, or perform the running rite (sa’y) in Mecca (both of which are part of the hajj, or “pilgrimage”).

The person who brings charges against another person in a legal action is called the _________.

Not only are the Five Pillars all mentioned in the Qur’an, but they also appear together in a single verse.

Just as prayer is invalid without purification, so also is it worthless without proper intention, known as niyya. Niyya is required, in fact, before any ritual performance as well as other important activities, such as finding a marriage partner. Niyya ensures a proper mental and spiritual attitude, free from both rote repetition and casualness.