Esther lives with her parents. She frequently has relapses into schizophrenia. If her family is
characterized by expressed emotion, what behaviors can we expect of her parents that induce
relapse?
What will be an ideal response?
They are emotionally over-involved in Esther's life and at the same time excessively
critical of her. Expressed emotion would be especially intense if Esther's parents believe
that Esther can control her schizophrenic symptoms and chooses not to. Conflict is likely
to be two-way between Esther and her parents.
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a. boredom b. sensitivity c. dishabituation d. habituation
When asked what caused there to be a new library on campus, Dave explains that there was a desire to enhance the quality of the students' education. According to Aristotle, Dave is focusing on the __________ cause for why there is a new library on campus
a. formal b. efficient c. material d. final
Which of the following defines the sociocognitive model of dissociative identity disorder?
A. alternate identities are created by patients who reject the idea or narrative of that one identity is sufficient. B. alternate identities emerge from normal id functioning, C. alternate identities are created by patients who adopt the idea or narrative of dissociative identity disorder as an explanation that fits their lives. D. alternate identities are created by the parents of patients who would have preferred different children.