Discuss the strengths and limitations of the disease perspective that currently guides diagnosis of abnormal behavior.
What will be an ideal response?
- One strength of the disease perspective is that it makes diagnosing disorders easier because the conditions are put into categories and can be sorted by symptoms.
- One limitation of this perspective is that not every patient will have the exact same symptoms and the disorder will not always present itself in the same way. Disorders can be severe or mild and it depends on multiple factors, not just biology.
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Because of greater concern regarding ethics, Milgram's original study was replicated, but with only:
A. debriefing at the conclusion of the study B. a small number of subjects C. a maximum shock level of 150 volts D. subjects who passed psychological testing
A psychologist using a humanistic approach views society as a ____
a. ?bridge between isolation and belongingness b. ?resource for support and empathy c. ?tool to help guide behavior d. ?source of psychological discontent
A rat learns that pressing the lever in the operant chamber will only deliver food if a red light above the lever is on. In this scenario, the red light is acting as a _________________
A) discriminative stimulus B) reinforcer C) conditioned stimulus (CS) D) punisher
Who focused sociology on the study of suicide, crime, law, and religion?
a. Emile Durkheim c. Karl Marx b. Auguste Comte d. Max Weber