You Have Just Practiced Descriptive Communication to Modify Some Problematic

question 104

Multiple Choice

You have just practiced descriptive communication to modify some problematic behavior. Your subordinate replies, "I have an excuse ... it is not my fault." What should you do?

• A) Point out (without causing defensiveness) to your subordinate that it really doesn't matter if it is his/her fault; the problem still exists.
• B) Keep trying to describe the problematic behavior until the subordinate understands.
• C) Refocus the communication away from blame or fault toward counseling.
• D) Describe some specific behaviors that might remedy the problem.

Identify the impact of psychiatric medication and psychotherapy in the treatment of mental illness.

Analyze Freud's influence on the understanding and treatment of mental illness.

Evaluate the effects of labels and societal reactions on individuals with mental illness, including the process of deinstitutionalization.

Critique the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) in terms of reliability, validity, and the influence of politics on psychiatric diagnoses.

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