Why is it now often recommended to refer to "a client with schizophrenia" as opposed to "a schizophrenic"?

What will be an ideal response?


People are not just their disorders/collection of disorders. Respect for the total person.

Psychology

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a. determine the desired size of the sample b. identify the population from which the sample is to be drawn c. identify all subgroups, or strata d. identify desired attributes of the sample

Psychology

What do researchers recommend for Type A persons who have already suffered a heart attack and who want to reduce their risk of another one?

a) treatment with SSRIs such as Prozac b) progressive relaxation and dream analysis c) becoming aware of cynical, mistrustful, and hostile thoughts and reasoning about them d) group counseling to increase compliance with drug, dietary, and exercise programs

Psychology

________ approaches to personality emphasize the influence of one's thoughts, feelings, expectations, and values, as well as observation of others' behavior, on one's personality.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology

Describe the stimuli that produce osmometric thirst, and cite evidence indicating the location of osmoreceptors in the brain.

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology