If we want to evaluate the effectiveness of a therapy for some psychological disorder, what is scientifically the best way?
What will be an ideal response?
Asking patients or their therapists for an evaluation is improper. The best way is to assign patients randomly to a treatment group and a waiting-list group. After some period, such as six months, evaluate the improvement in each group, either by having them fill out standardized questionnaires, or by having a blind observer evaluate them.
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More recent gender stereotypes
a. are more diverse and try to include other groups besides white heterosexuals. b. are more positive than before the 1980s. c. view gender differences on a continuum as opposed to a dichotomy. d. have the belief that traits associated with females represent the norm.
Kohut defined psychoanalysis as the:
a. historical study of conscious states b. scientific study of complex mental states c. scientific study of simple reflexes d. historical study of transference
Barbiturates and benzodiazepines are both types of __________ medication
a. antidepressant b. antipsychotic c. antianxiety d. anti-bipolar
Based on the study conducted with more than 8,000 men and women between the ages of 15 and 54 in the United States, it was found that
A. posttraumatic stress disorders were infrequent. B. 48% of those interviewed had experienced a disorder at some point in their lives. C. 30% of those interviewed had experienced narcissistic personality disorder. D. comorbidity was nonexistent.