Several advantages exist regarding diagnosis of mental disorder. A primary advantage of diagnosis is ...

Several advantages exist regarding diagnosis of mental disorder. A primary advantage of diagnosis is
 
  a. highly flexible criteria for defining mental disorders.
  b. communicating information.
  c. labeling patients so you can anticipate what to expect from them.
  d. all of these are advantages of diagnosis.

Question 2

Psychological treatments for eating disorders involve therapy and therapy.
 
  a. psychoanalytic; cognitive
  b. humanistic; cognitive
  c. family; cognitive-behavioral
  d. family; behavioral

Question 3

Ramone is reviewing a case file for a probation decision. The offender in the file was diagnosed with conduct disorder. Ramone is likely to than he would if conduct disorder were not diagnosed.
 
  a. view the person as needing more psychological services
  b. view the person as more likely to commit future crimes
  c. view the person as needing more psychological services and more likely to commit future crimes
  d. recommend probation

Question 4

Another name for a syndrome is
 
  a. mental disorder.
  b. diagnostic criteria.
  c. disorders manual.
  d. treatment specifics.

Question 5

Research regarding the use of antipsychotics for eating disorders has produced
 
  a. mixed results.
  b. consistent results.
  c. negative results.
  d. positive results.

Question 6

What percent of youths with oppositional defiant disorder go on to develop conduct disorder?
 
  a. 27
  b. 37
  c. 47
  d. 57