Thomas Szasz has argued that it is wrong to diagnose people as having psychological disorders. Rather, he suggests that people have problems in living. He presents several arguments about why this is a better approach to take. Which of the following is not an argument presented by Szasz?
a. Labels are useless because it is more likely that a person will receive an incorrect diagnosis than it is that they will receive a correct diagnosis.
b. Labeling a person as sick puts that person in an inferior position.
c. Once you label people, they take on the role of patient and stop trying to help themselves because they are expected to follow orders and wait for a cure.
d. Once a person has a diagnosis with a poor prognosis, giving up on her or her is easier.
Question 2
Two psychologists interview the same patient and give her two different diagnoses. This illustrates the problem of ____.
a. low interrater reliability
b. high diagnostic specificity
c. statistical conformity
d. the neurotic-psychotic distinction
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