David Rosenhan argues that misdiagnosis is particularly a problem for psychologists, as a diagnosis of a mental illness is as influential on the patient as it is on their relatives and friends. It should not surprise anyone that the diagnosis acts as a(n)Group of answer choicesact of tertiary deviance.sign of structural strain.gesture of passing.self-fulfilling prophecy.

Who identified psychological disorders as a harmful dysfunction?Group of answer choicesJerome C. WakefieldJohn WallerStanley RachmanThomas Szasz

What did David Rosenhan describe in “On Being Sane in Insane Places”?Group of answer choicesAlthough it may be difficult for the rest of us, psychiatrists can easily differentiate between those who are mentally ill and those who are not.Researchers posing as “pseudo-patients” in a mental hospital but otherwise acting normally were treated as mentally ill by the hospital staff.Patients were unable to determine who among them were really researchers posing as “pseudo-patients.”Researchers working in mental hospitals started to develop higher rates of mental illness.

What is a possible risk of labeling someone with a mental disorder? Group of answer choicesSelf-fulfilling prophecies could occur This could hinder someone in their career, such as a man in the military The label is always correct Both A and B

Which is the following is known as a NEGATIVE symptom of schizophrenia?Group of answer choicestalking to self or to voicesmaking bizarre gestureslack of interest or motivationstatements about plots and persecution

A person’s behaviors and thinking can influence actual health problems. For example, a person may be in denial about having a serious health problem, and make the problem worse by not taking their medication. The diagnosis most consistent with this is