You are advising a school about the adoption of programs for their ASD students. Several treatment options are presented, but one caught your attention. It is a program that is still used despite clear evidence from the APA that it is ineffective
You will advise against the use of
a. facilitated communication.
b. risperidone.
c. applied behavior analysis.
d. any therapy.
Answer: a.
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As developmental psychologists, Sroufe and Rutter (2000) argue that psychological disorders are best
a. described in terms of a disease. b. conceptualized as a pattern of adaptation that unfolds over time. c. thought to be defects lying within the person. d. understood without knowledge concerning the individual's personal characteristics, history, or developmental status as these factors bias the diagnosis.
The theory that becoming parents pressures males to be more "masculine" and females to be more "feminine" is referred to as the
a. androgyny shift. b. double standard. c. parental imperative. d. gender segregation.
Mike enjoys photography and loves to experiment with different angles and lighting, while Maria also works very hard at creating beautiful photographs because she wants to win awards that will please her parents, who are award-winning photographers. Regarding photography,
a. both Mike and Maria are both exhibiting intrinsic motivation. b. both Mike and Maria are both exhibiting extrinsic motivation. c. Mike is intrinsically motivated, while Maria is extrinsically motivated. d. Mike is extrinsically motivated, while Maria is intrinsically motivated.
What is "Psychodiagnostik"?
a. the European predecessor to the DSM b. Kraepelin's masterpiece, in which he outlines the criteria he used to distinguish endogenous and exogenous forms of psychopathology c. Herman Rorschach's book describing the use of inkblots as projective stimuli d. none of the above