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Who would be most likely to assume that psychological disorders are caused by an imbalance in the fluids of the body?

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an ancient Greek physician

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Lisa has started having feelings of fearlessness about going to school. She has begun to suffer from headaches and stomachaches and has missed several days of school already. Lisa's condition is abnormal from the ___ definition.

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subjective discomfort

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In Japan, the disorder called ___ centers around a fear of doing something embarrassing or socially inappropriate.

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taijin-kyofu-sho

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Which model of abnormality explains abnormal behavior as caused by illogical thinking?

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cognitive

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Elliot is attracted to his beautiful cousin, Ginny, but knows that she is too closely related to him. He believes he has successfully overcome this forbidden attraction but still finds that every time Ginny is near him he is overwhelmed with feelings of anxiety and feels the need to wash his hands. Which model of abnormality would most likely explain Elliot's behavior?

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psychodynamic

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Which of the following is NOT a correct match?

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Axis I-Personality Disorders

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An irrational fear of blood would be a ___.

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specific phobia

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Jennifer worries that someone might come into her house at night while she is sleeping and helpless. She checks the locks on the doors and windows several times before she can relax enough to go to bed. her constant checking of the locks is most similar to ___.

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a compulsion

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Bud's relatives are concerned that he worries too much. He worries about little things going wrong, he worries about big things going wrong, and sometimes it seems as though he's worrying because there's nothing to worry about. He worries so much that he has a hard time getting things done. Bud most likely has ___.

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generalized anxiety disorder

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Sandy has the tendency to make everything seem so much worse than it usually is. Beck would say that Sandy has a tendency to ___.

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magnify

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Which one is not a real physical disorder?

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somatoform disorder

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Lisa has started having feelings of fearfulness about going to school. She has begun to suffer from headaches and stomach aches and has missed several days of school. Lisa's illness are probably a form of ___.

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somatization disorder

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Carlo wakes up in a strange motel room. He doesn't know where he is or how he got there, and he's not sure what day it is. This is most likely an episode of dissociative ___.

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fugue

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The fact that the dissociative disorders seem to have a large element of expression in them is released to the ___ explanation of disorders.

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psychodynamic

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Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for doubting the diagnosis of "Sybil" as a tru multiple personality?

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"Sybil" had an abusive early childhood

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Jorge lost his father three years ago. Since then, he has experienced occasional bouts of sadness and depression. Although he usually feels quite happy, sometimes the sadness returns. Jorge's relatively mild mood swings most likely indicate ___.

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cyclothymia

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Macha woke up one morning in a very sad mood and couldn't think of any reason why she should feel that way. the feeling got worse as the day went on, and although in the days and weeks to follow she occasionally felt normal, she had more sad days than normal. Her feelings were so intense that she couldn't sleep, ate too much, and couldn't take joy in anything. Macha is most likely suffering from ___.

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major depression

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Vicki was always coming up with grand plans for making money, none of which lasted very long before she abandoned them. The latest scheme is to buy a huge tract of land and build an expensive "dude" ranch where people can come to learn how to train their horses, eat at a four-star restaurant, and stay in luxury accommodations-all this in spite of the fact that Vicki and her husband don't have the money to buy the land, knowledge of how to run a hotel, or have a four-star chef handy. Vicki may have ___.

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bipolar disorder

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Charles believed that a famous song by a popular musical group carried a special, secret message meant only for him. This would be an example of a delusion of ___.

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reference

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In an old movie, a madman made weird faces and sounds, jumped about wildly in his cell, and laughed and giggled constantly. This bizarre behavior is typical of the ___ schizophrenic.

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disorganized

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Which type of schizophrenic is most likely to have delusions of grandeur?

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paranoid

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Which of the following statements about antisocial personality disorder is TRUE?

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Most people with this disorder are men

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A few days after giving birth to her daughter, Natane felt anxious about being a new mother and found herself crying for no good reason at odd moments throughout the day. I Nathane sometimes feared she might hurt her baby or had thoughts of suicide, she most likely was experiencing ___.

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postpartum depression

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What was the most likely reason that ancient people performed trepanning on others?

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to release evil spirits that were in the person's head

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Michael decided t give up his job teaching at a small community college in Florida and become a monk. He moved to a nearby town with a monastery, took his vows, and is now living quite happily as a member of that religious order. By what definition might Michael's behavior be considered abnormal?

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statistical

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Which model of abnormality talks about rewards, shaping, and imitation as ways of developing abnormal behavior?

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behavioral

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Which of the following disorders is a type of sexual fear?

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koro

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Which axis of the DSM-IV-TR would a therapist use to classify the loss of a person's job?

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IV

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When anxiety is unrelated to any known, realistic factor, it is called ___.

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free-floating anxiety

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Alex hates to go over bridges. This is a mild form of ___.

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agoraphobia

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Professor Cantrell always checked the door to his office before leaving for class, lunch, or home. He would pull it closed and then rattle the doorknob three times to make sure that it was locked. He does this because he keeps thinking that he hasn't really locked it well. His thoughts about this are a form of ___.

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obsession

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When a person experiences sudden attacks of intense fear, racing heart, dizziness, and other physical signs of stress, and refuses to go away from home for fear one of these attacks will happen again, it is most properly called ___.

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panic disorder with agoraphobia

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Daria went to great lengths to plan her mother's seventieth surprise birthday party. "Oh, if she finds out about this, the whole thing will be ruined, it'll be a disaster!" Her sister tried to tell her that even if the party ended up not being a surprise, their mother would be happy and have fun, but Daria was convinced that it would be horrible. According to a cognitive theorist, Daria is angaging in ___.

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all-or-nothing thinking

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Henri was a soldier during World War I. He and his best friend were scouting ahead when a mine blew up nearby, killing his friend and wounding Henri in the leg. When Henri woke up after the surgeons repaired his leg, he found that he could not see. The doctors told him that there should be nothing wrong with his eyes, but he still could not see, though he tried. This was most likely a ___.

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conversion disorder

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Dissociative amnesia is different from retrograde amnesia because ___.

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dissociative amnesia is caused by psychological trauma

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The fact that people with dissociative identity disorder have different PET scan readouts when in their different "personalities" is evidence for the ___ explanation of dissociative disorders.

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biological

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Which term does not belong?

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hypochondria

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Which mood disorder consists of mostly manic episodes with only a few episodes of depression?

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bipolar

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Which mood disorder is a consistently sad mood?

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major depression

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A character in an old movie was a street person who wore aluminum foil on his head to protect his brain from the thought-controlling rays of the government. This is an example of a ___ delusion.

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influence

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Which of the following is not a typical symptom of schizophrenia?

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overly rational thinking

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In which category of schizophrenia would a person be who remains motionless for long periods of time?

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catatonic

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David Koresh, leader of the ill-fated Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas, believed that he was "God's Anointed One," who would bring about the end of the world. This is a ___ delusion.

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grandiose

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Relatives of people who have schizotypal personality disorder have an increased risk of developing ___ when compared to unrelated persons.

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schizophrenia

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Psychotherapies that attempt to change disordered behavior directly are known as ___ therapies.

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action

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In the 16th century, purging or ___ was sometimes used as a means to rid the body of physical impurities so that the person's mind and soul could improve.

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spiritual cleansing

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In ___, a psychoanalyst encouraged the patient to talk about whatever came to mind.

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free association

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The psychoanalyst knows that repressed information is just "below the surface" of the conversation when the patient begins to experience ___.

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resistance

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Compared to traditional psychoanalysis, modern psychodynamic therapy is ___.

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more directive

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Humanistic therapies are different from psychoanalysis because the humanistic therapies are ___.

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focused only on conscious thoughts and behavior

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Which of the following is not one of the four basic elements of Rogers's person-centered therapy?

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conditional positive regard

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Which of the following types of therapy makes the greatest use of body language?

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Gestalt therapy

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Franklin's therapist has him talk to an empty chair and pretend that he talking to his father. Franklin's therapist is most likely a ___ therapist.

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Gestalt

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Jeremy is trying to stop biting his fingernails. he wears a rubber band around each of his wrists and, whenever he finds himself biting his nails, he snaps the band. Jeremy is using a form of ___ to modify his nail-biting behavior.

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aversion therapy

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The reality television shows that deliberately force people to face their "worst fears" are most similar to which thereapy technique?

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flooding

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At Skinner Elementary School, teachers pass out "skinner bucks" to students who turn in papers on time, obey the teacher, and finish their homework. The paper "bucks" can be used at the end of the week to trade for special treats or game-playing time on the classroom computer. This system most resembles a

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token economy

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Which of the following would be an unlikely strategy for a rational-emotive behavior therapist to use in treating a client?

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repeating what the client has just said without interpreting it

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Maya is upset because her supervisor teased her about turning in her report several hours late. Although her supervisor was quite pleased with the report itself and told Maya that her work was excellent, Maya remains unhappy. Beck would say that Maya is guilty of ___.

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selective thinking

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Which person might benefit the least from a group therapy environment?

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Jasmine, who is painfully shy

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Six members of Ron's statistics class would meet every Saturday to go over their notes and try to figure out what the teacher has told them during his rambling lectures. If part of every Saturday's session is spent sharing feelings about the teacher and venting their anger and resentment, Ron's study group could be said to serve as

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a support group

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Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of psychotherapy is FALSE?

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The longer the person stays in therapy, the less effective it is.

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For psychotherapy to be effective, ___.

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the therapist must provide a protected setting for clients to reveal their feelings

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Of the following, all are potential barriers to effective therapy listed by Sue and Sue (2003) when culture or ethnic backgrounds of therapist and client are different except ___.

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gender

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The newest drugs being developed to treat psychotic symptoms are the ___.

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partial dopamine agonists

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For which disorders have antidepressents NOT been used?

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dissociative amnesia

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Electroconvulsive shock therapy is useful in preventing suicide attempts because it ___.

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works more quickly than antidepressants

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The risk of permanent brain damage is greatest with ___.

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psychosurgery

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Larisa is going to a therapist to gain a better understanding of what makes her do the things she does. This type of therapy is known as ___ therapy.

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insight

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It was ___ who is most credited with the "moral treatment" movement for using kindness and guidance with the mentally ill.

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Philippe Pinel

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The actual content of a dream is the ___ content, according to Freud.

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manifest

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The psychoanalyst does not start interpreting what the patient has said until ___ has occurred.

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negative transference

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In ___, a person-centered therapist must show an honest and open response to the client and not hide behind the professional role of therapist.

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authenticity

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Gestalt therapy differs from person-centered therapy because ___.

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it is directive rather than nondirective

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What kind of person would probably get the least benefit from a humanistic therapy?

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one who has a hard time putting things into words in a logical manner

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Lashonna was afraid of dogs. She wanted to get over this fear, so she began by thinking about seeing a dog but staying calm. Then she walked past her neighbor's dog in its fenced yard ubtil she no longer felt afraid. Next, she visited a pet store and petted a dog while the salesclerk held it. Finally, she bought herself a puppy and was no longer afraid. Lashonna's method is most like ___.

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systematic desensitization

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When the exposure to a feared object is rapid and intense rather than slow and gradual, it is called ___.

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flooding

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Carra sat down with her daughter, Morgan, and together they wrote out a list of things that Morgan was expected to do each day and the rewards she would get if she accomplished them, as well as the penalties she would face if she did not do them. This is most like which technique?

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contingency contracting

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Which therapy style can be compared to a drill sergeant-private style of therapeutic relationship?

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rational-emotive behavioral

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Which of the following is not one of the three goals of cognitive-behavioral therapy?

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helping the client gain insight

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Stephen finds a piece of paper with a phone number he does not recognize on his wife's dresser. He immediately assumes that his wife is seeing someone else and that the phone number belongs to that man. Beck would say that Stephen has engaged in what type of distorted thinking?

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arbitrary inference

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of group therapy?

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Clients share the therapists time

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When Carson began acting out, her parents took her to a therapist who suggested that her parents may have caused the problem by using the wrong kind of discipline. The kind of therapy that might best help Carson wiuld probably be ___.

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family therapy

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Which of the following is NOT one of the problems in studying the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

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All therapies take the same amount of time to be effective

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Cindy is a white, upper-middle-class graduate student in clinical psychology doing her first internship in juvenile court. Her first client is an angry 15-year-old African American boy. Which of the following might be barriers to effective therapy in this situation?

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cultural values

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When a person on an antipsychotic drug develops repetitive, involuntary jerks and movements of the face, lips, legs, and body, this is called ___.

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tardive dyskinesia

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The use of antianxiety drugs to treat anxiety disorders is gradually being phased out in flavor of treatment with ___ drugs.

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antidepressant

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Which neurotransmitter is not one of the three that seem to be involved in depression and the drugs that treat depression?

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epinephrine

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Before the use of electricity, seizures were induced in psychotic patients by means of ___.

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camphor

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In bilateral cingulotomy, the ___.

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a thin wire electrode is used to destroy a small area of brain tissue

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One antidepressant drug was found to be safe and most effective in treating adolescent depression when combined with ___.

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psychotherapy

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