In comparison to the percent of two-parent families in the U.S. living in poverty today, the percent of single-parent families headed by a father living in poverty is:
a. slightly lower
b. about the same
c. about 10% higher
d. nearly twice as high
d
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Thomas Szasz has argued that it is wrong to diagnose people as having psychological disorders. Rather, he suggests that people have problems in living. He presents several arguments about why this is a better approach to take. Which of the following is not an argument presented by Szasz?
a. ?Labels are useless because it is more likely that a person will receive an incorrect diagnosis than it is that they will receive a correct diagnosis. b. ?Labeling a person as "sick" puts that person in an inferior position. c. ?Once you label people, they take on the role of "patient" and stop trying to help themselves because they are expected to follow orders and wait for a cure. d. ?Once a person has a diagnosis with a poor prognosis, giving up on her or her is easier.
A criticism of Freud's interpretations of Freudian slips is that:
A) recent research suggests that slips say nothing about the contents of consciousness. B) in the real world, these types of slips are extremely rare. C) they reflect the after-the-fact interpretation of the listener, instead of the thoughts of the speaker. D) the interpretations do not meet modern standards of statistical significance.
What view of intense emotions was supported by 20th century research?
A. Intense emotions are dysfunctional and opposed to rationality. B. Intense emotions are acceptable and expected to be intense. C. Intense emotions are functional and necessary for survival. D. Intense emotions are inappropriate and should be suppressed.
The legacy of the claims of Hans Eysenck about psychotherapy is that
a. psychology restructured the DSM. b. schizophrenia was redefined. c. people began to abandon psychotherapy. d. HMOs were able to substitute placebos for therapy. e. subsequent research showed the effectiveness of psychotherapy.