Nelson, a schizophrenic patient, has just begun taking antipsychotic medication. He took his first dose about 12 hours ago, but so far his family sees no change in his condition. What advice should they be given?
a. If he doesn't show improvement in another 12 hours, a different kind of medication should be tried.
b. Patients usually don't begin responding to antipsychotic drugs for at least a few days.
c. He may have been misdiagnosed as schizophrenic.
d. Early changes due to antipsychotic medication are usually not apparent to nonprofessionals, who are unfamiliar with the signs of improvement.
B
You might also like to view...
Pongracz is 6 months old. Which skill is he likely to begin demonstrating?
A. walking while supporting himself on furniture B. walking by himself C. sitting without support D. crawling
Locke believed that objects possessed qualities that were independent of any observer and of the observer’s sensory systems. He called such qualities _________ qualities.
a. primary b. secondary c. distal d. proximal
Which of the following statements is true regarding treatment for GAD?
a) Success rates are generally higher for GAD treatment than they are for other anxiety disorders. b) Success rates are generally lower for GAD treatment than they are for other anxiety disorders. c) Success rates are about the same for GAD treatment as they are for other anxiety disorders. d) Success rates for GAD are more variable than they are for other anxiety disorders.
Explain the relationship between criterion and sensitivity in signal detection theory.
What will be an ideal response?