David Rosenhan Argues That Misdiagnosis Is Particularly a Problem for Psychologists

question 21

Multiple Choice

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)

• A) act of tertiary deviance.
• B) sign of structural strain.
• C) gesture of passing.
• D) self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Definitions:

Volatile

In computing, it refers to memory that requires power to maintain the stored information; it loses its content when the power is turned off.

Storage Location

A specific area in memory or on a storage device where data is kept.

RAM

Random Access Memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly and is used for storing working data and machine code.

Reflective

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