What Can Be Said About Individuals Who Have a History

question 25

Multiple Choice

What can be said about individuals who have a history of at least one serious psychological disorder?

• A) Most are effectively treated and never experience mental illness again.
• B) Over 50% have at least two or more other disorders.
• C) Few have a comorbid disorder.
• D) Individuals who have sought treatment for one illness are unlikely to ever experience another.

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Definitions:

Learning Perspective

View of human development that holds that changes in behavior result from experience or from adaptation to the environment.

Environment

The surrounding conditions, influences, and forces that affect the existence and development of an organism or community.

Unconscious Fantasies

Mental processes and imagined scenarios that are not readily available to conscious awareness, often influencing behavior and emotions subtly.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty in response to an undesirable behavior, with the intention to reduce or eliminate that behavior.