Melissa Was Recently Diagnosed as Suffering from Bipolar Disorder

question 44

Multiple Choice

Melissa was recently diagnosed as suffering from bipolar disorder.When her coworkers find out,they stop inviting her to get drinks after work,and her boss promotes several less qualified employees ahead of her.The most likely cause of the behaviour of Melissa's colleagues is

• A)the M'Naghten effect.
• B)the stigma associated with mental illness.
• C)her coworkers confusing "unusual" behaviour for "abnormal" behaviour.
• D)her coworkers confusing bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

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Definitions:

Visual Cliff

An experimental setup used to measure infants' perception of depth and their understanding of fear of heights.

Depth Perception

The ability of the visual system to interpret distance or depth of objects in one's field of view.

Innate

An inherent quality or ability that one is born with, not acquired or learned.

Retinal Disparity

This term refers to the slight difference in the visual images that each eye perceives due to the eyes’ horizontal separation. It is a critical binocular cue that allows for depth perception.