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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.

Answer 1

Answer 9

Medical model is different from other models. A medical model usually deals disorders and treats, as any other physical diseases with the help of medication or psychosurgery. This model focuses on organic and physical cause of the disorders (more like on biological basis of the problem).

Psychological disorders need much clearer diagnosis and treatment part as it is different from other general physical disorders. The process of identification, diagnosis, and treatment can be similar. However, some psychological disorders need much wider classification basing on the symptoms and conditions.

So, when compared to other models, a disadvantage of the medical model is the status which can be associated with a diagnosis of a mental disorder.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.