Review for Scull article
1. Scull points to all but which of the following as a troubling trend in psychiatry?
A) The effective Freudian methods of the past have been neglected
B) Broader diagnostic criteria has led to an inflated diagnosis rate.
C) The incidence of mental illness has increased in recent years.
D) Mortality rates of some mental illnesses have increased.
2. Which of the following is not a criticism brought up by prominent psychiatrists against the DSM 5?
A) It lacks scientific validity
B) Patients with a single underlying condition may be diagnosed with multiple disorders.
C) The diseases in the DSM are intellectual constructs; they aren't real
D) The DSM is overly concerned with the biological foundations of disease
3. What does Scull say about the brain's sensitivity to psychosocial and sensory inputs?
A) The workings of the brain are remarkably resilient to social effects.
B) Biological reductionism is the only way to avoid being misled by psychosocial factors.
C) Environmental and social factors are critical to the brain's development and it is misguided to ignore them.
D) Environmental and social factors significantly impact an individual's psychology, but not their brain structure.
4. Which of the following is a good summary of Scull's main thesis in the excerpt from "Mad Science..."?
A) Madness will never be adequately captured by a purely biological description
B) Madness will one day be fully captured by a purely biological description
C) Madness is, contrary to the claims of modern science, completely dependent on environment
D) Madness, being by definition irrational, cannot be adequately described by science at all.