Author Question: Which of the following is NOT one of the limitations of the biological model? a. It does not ... (Read 73 times)

jparksx · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of the following is NOT one of the limitations of the biological model?

a. It does not provide a full account of any mental disorder.
b. It does not explain how biological factors cause mental disorders.
c. It ignores the role of family, stress, and other environmental factors.
d. It has had very little impact on how we treat mental disorders.

Question 2

Identify the features and epidemiology of dissociative disorders.

What will be an ideal response?

meow1234 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

- normal dissociation refers to separation of emotions, thoughts, memories, or other inner experiences from oneself
- dissociation that occurs in a severe or very odd way may be a dissociative disorder
- dissociative amnesia refers to loss of memory for highly personal information
- dissociative fugue involves sudden movement away from home or work with loss of memories for personal and other information
- dissociative identity disorder refers to two or more distinct personality states within a person that include a host personality and subpersonalities that often differ in their awareness of each other
- depersonalization/derealization disorder refers to persistent experiences where a person feels detached from his body as if in a dream state
- dissociation is common in people with mental disorders; the prevalence of formal dissociative disorders in the general population is less common
- dissociative disorders are often associated with trauma and trauma-related mental disorders