The Surgeon General's report states that treatment for mental disorders
is most effective when
a. pharmacological treatment is monitored weekly by a health care professional.
b. psychological and pharmacological treatments are combined.
c. the social and financial needs of the individual are addressed prior to treatment.
d. clinicians serving an individual are from the same ethnic group.
Question 2The authors of your text prefer to use the term psychological disorder rather than
mental disorder because___________.
a. the term psychological disorder puts the study of abnormal behavior squarely
within the purview of the field of psychology.
b. the term psychological disorder carries less of a stigma.
c. the term psychological disorder implies that behavioral change is possible whereas mental disorder suggests a less malleable condition.
d. the term mental disorder implies some type of serious illness, whereas the term
psychological disorder does not
Question 3The ______ model considers abnormal behavior patterns to be symptoms of underlying illness.
a. biogenic c. sociocultural
b. behavioral d. medical