The dimensional approach to diagnosis is characterized by
a. a quantification of patients' experiences using scales measuring several areas, such as anxiety or depression.
b. lists of symptoms that patients must experience for the diagnosis to be assigned
c. essential elements that all patients must report for the diagnosis to be assigned, but allowance for specific nonessential variations as well.
d. a theoretical explanation for the underlying cause of the disorder that is assumed to be shared by all patients experiencing similar symptoms.
a
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a. overestimate the number of people who agree with them b. underestimate the number of people who agree with them c. rely too heavily on the primacy effect d. not rely heavily enough on the primacy effect
According to the textbook, learning to read is different than learning to speak, because:
A. the brain does not have innate areas devoted specifically to speaking B. speaking involves motor movements and hearing C. the brain does not have innate areas devoted specifically to reading D. reading is more defined by one's culture than speaking
What type of empathy is it when you recognize distress in another person and react in the same way you would if the distress were your own?
a. Empathy for another's life conditions b. Empathy for another's feelings c. Egocentric empathy d. Global empathy
The "filter model" proposes that the filter identifies the attended message based on
A. meaning. B. modality. C. physical characteristics. D. higher order characteristics.