Explain how the American Psychiatric Association came into being.
What will be an ideal response?
By the middle of the 1800s, superintendents of asylums for the insane were practically all physicians who had experience in the care of people with severe mental disorders. The Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane later became the American Psychiatric Association in 1844.
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A. automobile accidents B. suicide C. cancer, stroke, or heart attack D. drug overdose
What is the Two-for-One Principle?
a. A game of greed. b. Another way of saying "don't count your chickens before they hatch." c. A way to get more pleasure out of life events. d. Wanting to have your cake and eat it, too.
George is beginning to look back on his life and evaluate it. Which stage describes what George is attempting to accomplish?
a) Redefinition of self versus preoccupation with work role b) Ego integrity versus despair c) Body transcendence versus body preoccupation d) Coping with aging
According to the MCMI-III, which three personality pathology scales are grouped as severe?
a) Schizoid, sadistic, self-defeating b) Narcissistic, histrionic, avoidant c) Schizotypal, borderline, paranoid d) Antisocial, sadistic, passive-aggressive