Mimi has anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder. In therapy, Mimi confides in her therapist that she cannot get better now because her parents work together to help her get well; and when she is better, she worries they’ll divorce (they were on the brink of divorce before her relapse). Which of the following potential limitations of diagnosis does this illustrate?
a. The DSM-5 does not adequately reflect the individual’s environmental context.
b. The DSM-5 makes somewhat arbitrary distinctions between normality and abnormality.
c. The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria are subjective and value-laden.
d. The DSM-5 diagnosis can perpetuate stigma.
a. The DSM-5 does not adequately reflect the individual’s environmental context.
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a. these programs place too much emphasis on the individual’s psychosocial growth. b. the Big Book repeatedly references people who have “recovered” from alcohol dependence, in spite of what group members often say. c. making a lifelong commitment to 12-step involvement is appropriate for all recovering persons. d. its emphasis on anonymity is appropriate but too strongly enforced.
The frequency of contact between members of different ethnic groups will result in less prejudice
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Ongoing support for cross-cultural work is best found by leveraging
A. a cultural consultant. B. a provider of color. C. cultural immersion. D. professional and academic reading.