Last year Mr. Plimpton, the high school principal, was fired from his job because it came to light that he had, at one time, been diagnosed with depression. This illustrates ____
a. the lack of reliability in the diagnostic process
b. that people who are labeled frequently change their own behavior
c. the negative effects of a medical model of diagnosis
d. that labels can cause people to treat individuals differently even when they are able to function normally
d
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_____ is associated with cognitive impairment as well as autism, and may not be apparent until the affected child is age three years or older
a. Turner syndrome b. Fragile X syndrome c. Klinefelter syndrome d. Down syndrome
During the Age of Reason, many health professionals, who supported the medical model, began to:
A) discourage humane treatment to cure psychological disorders. B) believe that psychological disorders had biological causes but could not be cured. C) view psychological disorders as diseases of the mind. D) associate a person's life experiences with psychological disorders.
Priya is looking out the car window as her father drives through the wide fields of the Midwest. Which of the following will Priya perceive as moving the slowest across her field of vision?
A. Tall grain silos on the horizon B. Stalks of corn along the roadside C. Large billboards along the highway D. Farmers working in the fields
Blunted affect, anhedonia,avolition, and psychomotor retardation are examples of:
A. Positive symptoms B. Cognitive deficits C. Negative symptoms D. Catatonia