Describe and evaluate the humanistic model of mental disorders
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses should include
- the humanistic model focuses on how humans can make choices that influence their environment and how they can take responsibility for their actions
- the phenomenological approach is based on the assumption that one's behavior is determined by perceptions of themselves and others
- the humanistic perspective relies on qualitative assessment of an individual's perceptions of himself and the world as well as nondirective therapy
- strengths of the humanistic perspective include its emphasis on personal responsibility for recovery and process variables important for treatment
- weaknesses of the humanistic perspective include relative lack of research support and for utility for certain groups of people
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Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Poor health literacy is associated with higher hospitalization rates, greater use of emergency care and poorer access to immunization and screening services. B. People with inadequate health literacy are less able to take medications appropriately and interpret labels. C. People with limited health literacy prefer emergency care and have more preventable hospital admissions than those with adequate literacy skills. D. all of these
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a. all stressors b. only infectious diseases c. only violence and abuse d. environmental pollution, such as toxic chemicals
The scientific method includes which of the following steps:
a. coercing participants to participate. b. directly controlling participant responses. c. persuading participants the hypotheses is right. d. carrying out research to support or refute explanations.