QUESTION 9 A disadvantage of the medical model is the _____ which can be associa

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QUESTION 9

A disadvantage of the medical model is the _____ which can be associated with a diagnosis of a mental disorder.

A. awareness

B. confusion

C. status

D. stigma

QUESTION 11

Cognitive therapists treating personality disorders believe that clients:

A. can be talked out of their disorders.

B. must change their behavior to change their thoughts.

C. can modify the personal beliefs that contribute to their distress.

D. have personal beliefs that need to be reinforced and supported.

QUESTION 13

Constanza just broke up with Keith, her fourth boyfriend this semester. She was sure he was going to leave her, and the fact that he had not called her at exactly 3:00 pm as promised told her he was not the man she had thought he was. This afternoon she was feeling quite confident, as opposed to the low self-esteem she often felt. She had gone from being angry to being sad several times between 3:00 and 5:00 pm, and when Keith showed up she exploded and told him she never wanted to see him again. Constanza has shown features of _____ personality disorder.

A. insecure

B. avoidant

C. borderline

D. antisocial

QUESTION 14

People can be treated for phobias by:

A. being exposed to the thing or situation that frightens them in a controlled environment.

B. being told that the thing or situation they are afraid of has no power over them.

C. imagining destroying the object or succeeding in the situation.

D. drug therapies, primarily serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Explanation / Answer

Ans 1) Stigma - option d - The medical model defines mental disorder as a result of inner disability. The disableled people are labelled, this labeling can lead to loss rights and discrimination.

Ans 2) Borderline Personality disorder - These people are unstable in several areas, including inter-persoanl relationships, they are unpredictab;e, they have extreme mood swings, they are often insecure, impulsive, they cannot be stable in relationship.Constanza has had 4 boyfriends, she can not feel secure in relationship and her self esteem is low when she is relationship, hence she must have somewhere decided to breakup.

Ans 3) Option a) One of the treatment includes gradual exposure to the situation so that person feels less anxious about it.

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