What Is the Main Criticism of the Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic

question 66

Multiple Choice

What is the main criticism of the cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic explanations for the maintenance of hysterical disorders?

• A) They focus too much on the gains the patient receives from the disorder.
• B) They fail to take into account the gains the patient receives from the disorder.
• C) They confuse the ideas of gain and reward.
• D) They cannot explain how the gains can outweigh the pain of the disorder.

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Definitions:

Moral Agency

The capacity of individuals to make ethical decisions and act upon them in the context of right and wrong.

Respirations

The process of inhaling and exhaling air to facilitate gas exchange between the body and the environment, typically measured in breaths per minute.

Ventilator

A machine that provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient who is physically unable to breathe.

DNAR (AND) Prescription

A medical order (Do Not Attempt Resuscitation / Allow Natural Death) indicating that no resuscitative efforts should be made in the event of a patient's cardiac or respiratory arrest.