What are the pros and cons of diagnostic labels?
What will be an ideal response?
Although diagnostic labels can facilitate communication among professionals, concerns have been raised about the negative effects and stigmatization associated with the assignment of labels to children.
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According to Freud, defense mechanisms are conscious forms of reality
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Young children's initial attempts at self-description tend to focus on physical attributes
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The ability to perform "computer like" mathematical calculations and other incredible skills that are sometimes associated with autistic individuals (such as the character in the movie Rain Man) are
A. not typical of the disorder B. a defining symptom of the disorder C. fairly common but not present in every autistic individual D. a complete myth and not possible for any autistic individual
The adaptation-level phenomenon refers to our tendency to adapt relative to a neutral level defined by:
A. our own previous experiences. B. how similar others are functioning. C. the empirical findings of researchers. D. how better-off people are functioning.