Characteristics of the Likert Scale Include All of the Following

question 13

Multiple Choice

Characteristics of the Likert scale include all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) easy to construct.
• B) easy to administer.
• C) easy for the respondent to understand.
• D) the number of scale points can vary.
• E) respondents read a short phrase rather than an entire statement.

Understand the psychodynamic theory of depression, including early losses and regression to oral stage.

Grasp the cognitive-behavioral explanations for depression, focusing on the loss of social rewards and maladaptive attitudes.

Identify the key structures in the brain associated with depression and how they function.

Recognize the impact of symbolic losses on depression from a psychodynamic perspective.

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Definitions:

Conscious

Being aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.

Unconscious

According to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories. According to contemporary psychologists, information processing of which we are unaware.

Behaviorism

Behaviorism is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, asserting that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns.

Consciousness

The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings, thoughts, feelings, and the self.