Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding semiotic analysis?
a. There is no meaning inherent in any sign
b. Language is the only sign system of interest to those doing semiotic analysis
c. Meanings reside in minds
d. Semiotics is concerned with our agreements about meanings
Answer : B
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complexion. Unfortunately, she has a strong family history of skin cancer and remembers her grandmother’s tragic death from untreated melanoma. Over the past few years, Catherine has started visiting her dermatologist every few weeks to be evaluated for skin cancer. She is preoccupied with the presentation of the freckles on different parts of her body and worries over the smallest patch of dry skin This serves as evidence for Catherine that she has a form of skin cancer. She is constantly checking her face, eyes, and ears despite not having any discoloration, changes in the size of her freckles (of concern), sores or bleeding, or other somatic symptoms. She does have a history of an anxiety disorder. Would be the most likely diagnosis to consider for Catherine?
a) Somatic symptom disorder b) Factitious disorder c) Illness anxiety disorder d) Generalized anxiety disorder
Develop two research questions: one for an evaluation of an intervention and another for a program evaluation. Identify the main distinction between the two.
What will be an ideal response?
A client lives in daily fear of having another psychotic episode after not having one for over 10 years. She says that it is her illness that keeps her from moving forward in life. The therapist says, "That's interesting. You say you haven't had an episode in 10 years, so hallucinations don't seem to be plaguing you these days. It sounds like the worry about hallucinations is the problem at this
point. Do you think of this as part of the original problem, or is it a new problem that only developed after the first was resolved?" What is the therapist doing with the client? A) Mutual puzzling B) Sharing inner dialogue C) Making an appropriately unusual comment D) Being public
Interviewers should expect that resistance will differ from culture to culture
Indicate whether the statement is true or false