Describe the benefits and drawbacks of the use of case studies in research on psychopathology.
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Benefits: rich clinical descriptions (symptoms displayed, manner in which symptoms emerged, developmental and family history, response to any treatment efforts), especially important if the disorder is rare (e.g., dissociative identity disorder and gender dysphoria); can be used to generate hypotheses; associated details can give clues about the nature of mental illness. (2) Drawbacks: can be viewed from many different perspectives and competing explanations may be equally plausible; risky to draw general conclusions from a single case.
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A. catatonic stupor B. catatonic rigidity C. catatonic posturing D. catatonic excitement
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A) Stonewalling B) Patronizing C) Passive listening D) Active listening