Explain how the American Psychiatric Association came into being
Does anyone know how?
Answer: By the middle of the 1800s, superintendents of asylums for the insane were practically all physicians who had experience in the care of people with severe mental disorders. The Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane later became the American Psychiatric Association in 1844.
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One of the advantages of standardized testing is that it:
a. allows for a measure of growth over time. b. provides an accurate diagnosis of psychopathology and comorbidity. c. leads to treatment recommendations. d. can provide a basis of comparison to other typically developing children.
An impairment of eating, drinking, temperature regulation, or sexual behavior suggests possible damage to which brain structure?
a. midbrain b. hippocampus c. hypothalamus d. cerebellum
What factors should you consider when contemplating psychotherapy? What are some assumptions that create difficulty to those unfamiliar with the course of therapy? How have they been addressed? Has the response(s) been effective?
What will be an ideal response?
The last time you visited your 6-month-old niece, you popped your head over the padding on her crib every time that she kicked the mattress with her heel. She loved the game. It has been two weeks since your last visit; does she still remember the game?
a. No, infants have hardly any memory skills. b. No, she is too young to remember something that long. c. Yes, she will most likely remember the game. d. It is very difficult to measure memory skills of infants.