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Systematic desensitization therapy suggests that...
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fear and anxiety responses are classically conditioned and operantly reinforced
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Sarah's parents were concerned because she "seemed slow" for her age, she had a complete physical and mental exam, the result of one test revealed that sarah suffered from mild mental retardation, this test was...
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an intelligence test
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Which of the following is false concerning child psychology
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parents do not use their children assessment and treatment of psychology problems as a means of seeking treatment for themselves
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according the the U.S. dpeartment of health and human services about ___percent of the population has a diagnosable mental health problem with approx. ____ receive treatment in a given year.
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28 percent, 8 percent
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Lucy rejects her therapist interpretation of her communication. She thinks that he has no idea what she is really going through, he only has book knowledge. Lucy is exhibiting ____ to the therapeutic process.
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Resistance
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Psychodynamic therapies...
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help clients integrate aspects of their personality that have been split off
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Tommy has been diagnosed with antisocial personality . his disorder should be coded on which axis in the DSM?
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Axis II
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With 567 items, the paper and pencil administered MMPI-II is the most widely administered type of _____ test.
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Objective
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Supporters of which idea believe would say the goal of psychotherapy research is to identify the most effective treatment for a specific problem, in a certain setting, delivered by a certain type of provider?
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Empirically Supported Treatments
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Rachel has been experiencing episodes of paranoia and hallucination, thinks someone is tampering with her furnace , she thinks she can smell his scent through the vents. The clinician gathered info about previous history of mental illness and substance abuse because the info is helpful to the clinician to ______
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Determine the diagnosis
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Xia's family immigrated to america when she was 2 years old. her parents maintained tradition cultural values and traditions, xia views herself as an American. Xias behavior is probably the result of
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acculturation
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Larry is having trouble adjusting to his new life after his divorce. He is often late for work and has began to avoid his friends and family. Which area would the psychologist most likely assess
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social and occupational functioning
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Jennifer went to her psychologist only to find that she wanted her to get a physical. Why would a psychologist want you to get a physical?
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The psychologist wanted to rule-out any physiological reasons for the presenting symptoms.
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An atypical antipsychotic drug....
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seems to be effective without inducing some of the side effects found in the more typical antipsychotic drugs
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In the prison system, inmates are given small chips for performing desired behaviors. This is an example of which behavioral techniques
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token economy
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Sarah was informed that she had a thyroid disorder, family noticed she had been moody, she was more tired, and she wasnt eating a lot. what explanation could be used for sarahs depression
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the depressed mood is probably the result of finding out she had a thyroid disease
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James' family has been supportive since his accident, but he feels like no cares about him, his feelings, or what happens in his life. his therapist challenges him to provide evidence of this and try new methods of coping. James therapist is most likely a ____ therapist using ____
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Cognitive; behavioral assignment
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Wallace took the standford-binet intelligence test during 6, 8, 10 grade. on each occasion his test scores were practically the same. The Stanford-Binet would be an example of...
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test-restest reliability
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A student in your abnormal class wants to know why we need to study a persons sociocultural background. she claims that a person who comes to america should adjust to american ways. what is an explanation to the students question.
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cultural context of a behavior and social factors are important when assessing abnormality
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which of the following is true concerning barbiturates
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they are extremely addictive but studies indicate they are useful in inducing relaxation and sleep
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Rabdy is a patient in an american hospital during the mid 1960's his chief complaints are hallucinations and delusion. which meds are randy most likely to receive that will probably result in him being released from the hospital and maintained in the community
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Thorazine
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American researchers found that
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St. Johns wort was no more effective than the placebo used in the study
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Jefferey decided to seek mental health services for his depression. He was somewhat resistant in responding to the questions about his familys depression, he felt it was non of the psychologist's business....he was asking the questions to...
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gather background information for planning treatment
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During national depression month georgia and serena took different self-report tests on depression. both have a history of dysthymia. when they compared their experiences they found they received similar scores. The tests the took have ...
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concurrent validity
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Jeans psychologist diagnosed her with depression. She is a bit leery of taking medication, but wants relief from her depressive symptoms. her psychiatrists suggests _____, b/c it seems that people can tolerate the side effects and the drug is designed to target specific neurotransmitter associated with depression
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SSRI's
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