While beneficial in many ways, classification schemes for mental disorders have been criticized because they
A) may lead to self-fulfilling prophecies on the part of the patient.
B) complicate communication among professionals.
C) have not yet moved away from the psychoanalytic perspective.
D) do not assist in treatment planning.
A
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Alma and Vera are sisters in late middle age. They wish to exert some control over the end-of-life care they will receive. Alma creates a directive giving instructions to family members, friends, and medical personnel. Vera appoints her eldest daughter to make decisions for her when the time comes. Which statement is true?
A. Alma is using a living will. Vera is using a health care proxy. B. Alma is using a health care proxy. Vera is using a living will. C. Both sisters are using a living will. D. Both sisters are using a health care proxy.
Which of the following allows reference to internal events in explanations of behavior provided that those events are indexed by overt behavior?
a. Radical behaviorism b. Methodological behaviorism c. Physical monism d. Psychophysical parallelism
According to Erikson and Marcia, what exactly does it mean to have an "identity crisis"?
What will be an ideal response?
According to psychoanalytic theory, boys' fear of castration is most closely associated with
a. learned helplessness b. free association c. an oral fixation d. the Oedipus complex