Webster has been treated for schizophrenia for 20 years. He wants to avoid the risk of tardive dyskinesia. In order to do that, ____
a. his doctor would need to train his family members to increase their expressed emotion
b. his doctor would need to decrease the amount of time Webster is on his antipsychotic medication
c. he would need to avoid taking Clozapine, and use only the antipsychotic drug Thorazine instead
d. he would need to take part in psychosocial therapy to learn social skills
b
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The module describes four unique qualities of emotions. Which of the following is not among those four qualities?
A. Some emotions are hard wired in the brain. B. Emotions impact our cognitive functioning. C. Emotions are not influenced by one's culture. D. Emotions are expressed in stereotypic ways.
Describe the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS). How are scores used?
What will be an ideal response?
A brief psychotherapy designed to help people with depression better understand and cope with problems relating to their interpersonal relationships defines _____
a) behavior therapy. b) humanistic therapy. c) biomedical therapy. d) interpersonal therapy (IPT).
Distinguish among the personality assessment methods of self-report measures, projective tests, and behavioral assessment. Provide an example for each method.
What will be an ideal response?