After Participants in One Study Were Informed That a Videotaped

question 53

Multiple Choice

After participants in one study were informed that a videotaped interviewee was a psychiatric patient,they characterized the person with phrases such as "a passive,dependent type" and "frightened of his own aggressive impulses." This study best illustrated the

• A) value of epigenetics.
• B) unreliability of the DSM-5.
• C) biasing power of diagnostic labels.
• D) shortcomings of psychopathology.

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Definitions:

Destructive

Destructive refers to causing damage or harm in a manner that leads to the deterioration or annihilation of something.

Psychotic

Pertaining to psychosis, a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.

Idealizes

The act of envisioning or depicting someone or something in an ideal form, often overlooking flaws or realities.

Unconditional Love

Love given without conditions or limitations, often described as true or pure love.