Current Research Addressing the Question of Whether Psychotic Symptoms Should

question 50

Multiple Choice

Current research addressing the question of whether psychotic symptoms should be challenged suggests that ____.

• A) it is dangerous to the patient's psychological well-being to challenge symptoms.
• B) it is best to teach the patient how to "get along with" the symptoms
• C) the patient is best served by learning to ignore the symptoms
• D) the therapist assess the patient's openness to confronting information before challenging the patient's beliefs

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Definitions:

Semantics

The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning, including the ways meaning is structured in language and interpreted by people.

Grammatics

The study of grammar, which is the system and structure of a language including syntax, morphology, and phonology.

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Surface Structure

In linguistics, the outward form of a sentence, including words and their syntax, as opposed to the deeper meanings and relationships analyzed in deep structure.