The Personality by Alphabet system lists the following for abnormal psychology:

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The Personality by Alphabet system lists the following for abnormal psychology: Al A+ A. Asking for help is an act of weakness and should not be condoned O True O False QUESTION5 The patients in David Rosenhan's selected hospitals knew the intruders were not mentally disordered. The staff could not figure it out. Rosenhan's investigation identified problems in diagnosing mental patients in mental hospitals. A second experiment actually notified a well known mental hospital that Rosenhan was going to send normal persons to see if they could be mis-diagnosed by the hospital staff. After 3 months, the hospital notified Rosenhan that 50 persons were diagnosed "normal" and he must have sent them. He informed the hospital that no one had been sent. There were no critics of his methods of research True False QUESTION 6 Clients often do not recognize what problems they have or are not sure of ways to improve. Therapy shortens treatment and leads to effective improvement, most of the time. Clients who have been surveyed overwhelmingly say that therapy is an attempt to help. The 8 Forces are representative of 8 types of therapy. The most popular therapy today is C-BT, an eclectic and integrative therapy. A problem of "mania" would manifest itself in little sleep, abnormal behavior compared to what is normal for that person, maxing out all credit cards when one is conservative, usually, and feeling that their thoughts are moving rapidly and overlapping making it difficult to think straight O True False

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Q4. The answer is False. Asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness., as it involves an open acceptance and admissions of one’s issues and a willingness to act upon the improvement of the same.

Q5. The answer is True. In the experiment, although the hospital staff was not informed about the pseudopatients real mental health condition, the other patients were aware of the same. In the second experiment, the hospital staff misidentified several actual patients as pseudopatients, in response to Rosenhan’s false notification that he would be sending pseudopatients for treatment. His experiments lead to several controversies.

Q6. The answer is True. Psychotherapy helps patients identify their illness and shortens the course of their treatment. In today’s time, CBT is among the most popular and effective techniques. The symptoms associated with mania include little sleep, risk-taking behavior, and an excessive flow of thoughts and ideas.

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