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Give examples of phobias that are common to many individuals and examples that s

Give examples of phobias that are common to many individuals and examples that s

Give examples of phobias that are common to many individuals and examples that show how an
idiosyncratic phobia may be acquired through classical conditioning.  Which type of phobia did 3-year-old
Peter have before Mary Cover Jones w

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Analyze in detail three behavioral techniques psychotherapists use to help clien

Analyze in detail three behavioral techniques psychotherapists use to help clien

Analyze in detail three behavioral techniques psychotherapists use to help clients change unwanted
behaviors or attitudes. Include key terms and definitions.

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One of Sigmund Freud’s patients labeled his therapy “the talking cure.” Why? Wh

One of Sigmund Freud’s patients labeled his therapy “the talking cure.” Why? Wh

One of Sigmund Freud’s patients labeled his therapy “the talking cure.”  Why? What was Freud’s goal and
what techniques did he use to achieve it? 

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For centuries, physicians treated mental illness by trying to change brain funct

For centuries, physicians treated mental illness by trying to change brain funct

For centuries, physicians treated mental illness by trying to change brain function directly.  Examine
electroconvulsive therapy from the perspective of its supporters and its critics.  How does transcranial
magnetic stimulation

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One of the anxiety disorders discussed in Chapter Sixteen is obsessive-compulsiv

One of the anxiety disorders discussed in Chapter Sixteen is obsessive-compulsiv

One of the anxiety disorders discussed in Chapter Sixteen is obsessive-compulsive disorder.  Define
obsessions and compulsions. What brain abnormality may be associated with OCD? Since OCD appears to
have a biological abnormality, is

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What can someone expect to get out of therapy and what should someone not expect

What can someone expect to get out of therapy and what should someone not expect

What can someone expect to get out of therapy and what should someone not expect?

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What basic assumptions underlie the humanist therapies? What is the primary goal

What basic assumptions underlie the humanist therapies? What is the primary goal

What basic assumptions underlie the humanist therapies? What is the primary goal and what methods are
used to reach this goal?

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Murray is convinced that his term paper just isn’t good enough, and so it would

Murray is convinced that his term paper just isn’t good enough, and so it would

Murray is convinced that his term paper just isn’t good enough, and so it would be better to take an
incomplete.  His therapist, Albert Ellis, suggests that he try a different approach.  What might Murray end
up doing, as a clie

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Gardenia is trying to avoid thinking about the near-fatal car accident that she

Gardenia is trying to avoid thinking about the near-fatal car accident that she

Gardenia is trying to avoid thinking about the near-fatal car accident that she was in last year.  She hasn’t
been able to drive to that side of the city since the accident.  Her therapist has recommended that Gardenia
participa

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For centuries, physicians treated mental illness by trying to change brain funct

For centuries, physicians treated mental illness by trying to change brain funct

For centuries, physicians treated mental illness by trying to change brain function directly.  Describe the
use of psychosurgery from earlier centuries through the twentieth century.

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The benefits of drug therapy are proclaimed in magazines and on television comme

The benefits of drug therapy are proclaimed in magazines and on television comme

The benefits of drug therapy are proclaimed in magazines and on television commercials.  But there are
also limitations.  Discuss, in detail, four of the limitations of drug therapy.

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Describe the four main classes of drugs used in the treatment of mental and emot

Describe the four main classes of drugs used in the treatment of mental and emot

Describe the four main classes of drugs used in the treatment of mental and emotional disorders, including
the benefits and drawbacks of each. For which disorders would each class be prescribed?

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Gerald Rosen, chair of the APA’s Task Force on Self-Help Therapies, offers consu

Gerald Rosen, chair of the APA’s Task Force on Self-Help Therapies, offers consu

Gerald Rosen, chair of the APA’s Task Force on Self-Help Therapies, offers consumers some research-
based criteria in order to evaluate self-help books.  List these criteria.

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How have clients been harmed by therapist-induced disorders resulting from inadv

How have clients been harmed by therapist-induced disorders resulting from inadv

How have clients been harmed by therapist-induced disorders resulting from inadvertent suggestion or
influence?

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Two PET-scan studies of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder showed that am

Two PET-scan studies of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder showed that am

Two PET-scan studies of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder showed that among those who were    taking Prozac, the metabolism of glucose in the brain improved.  Did this prove that medication is a better    form of treatment for OCD than psych

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What is the most effective method of therapy for depression?

What is the most effective method of therapy for depression?

What is the most effective method of therapy for depression?

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Explain what is meant by the “justification of effort” effect in regard to psych

Explain what is meant by the “justification of effort” effect in regard to psych

Explain what is meant by the “justification of effort” effect in regard to psychotherapy.  How do
randomized controlled trials help guard against this problem?

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Give one example that illustrates the need for an understanding of cultural back

Give one example that illustrates the need for an understanding of cultural back

Give one example that illustrates the need for an understanding of cultural background when making a
diagnosis or suggesting treatment.

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Describe the role of the therapeutic alliance in successful therapy.

Describe the role of the therapeutic alliance in successful therapy.

Describe the role of the therapeutic alliance in successful therapy.

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Why do humanist therapists concentrate on the “here and now” instead of on the “

Why do humanist therapists concentrate on the “here and now” instead of on the “

Why do humanist therapists concentrate on the “here and now” instead of on the “why and how”?

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In what ways do the cognitive therapies of Albert Ellis and of Aaron Beck differ

In what ways do the cognitive therapies of Albert Ellis and of Aaron Beck differ

In what ways do the cognitive therapies of Albert Ellis and of Aaron Beck differ?  In what ways are they
similar?

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What is the goal of a cognitive therapist?

What is the goal of a cognitive therapist?

What is the goal of a cognitive therapist?

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Compare the therapeutic procedures and techniques used by orthodox psychoanalyst

Compare the therapeutic procedures and techniques used by orthodox psychoanalyst

Compare the therapeutic procedures and techniques used by orthodox psychoanalysts and those used by    most contemporary psychodynamic therapists.

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People the world over paint their bodies, but what defines whether a particular

People the world over paint their bodies, but what defines whether a particular

People the world over paint their bodies, but what defines whether a particular type of body art is normal or
abnormal in a particular culture?  If residents of the United States have visible tattoos over half of their
bodies, is tha

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In reading about different theories of personality in Chapter Fourteen, we learn

In reading about different theories of personality in Chapter Fourteen, we learn

In reading about different theories of personality in Chapter Fourteen, we learned that one of the founders
of humanist psychology was Abraham Maslow.  According to Maslow, psychology focused too much on
hostility, instincts, and rep

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In Chapter Two, How Psychologists Do Research, we learned that scientists must b

In Chapter Two, How Psychologists Do Research, we learned that scientists must b

In Chapter Two, How Psychologists Do Research, we learned that scientists must be willing to make a
risky prediction that can be disproved by counterevidence.  How does the principle of falsifiability apply to
psychodynamic and human

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What is meant by the “Barnum effect”? Why is this a source of concern for many

What is meant by the “Barnum effect”? Why is this a source of concern for many

What is meant by the “Barnum effect”?  Why is this a source of concern for many psychologists?  Describe
three ways that a person can avoid being taken in by the Barnum effect.

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Nita tells her relatives that she experienced a vision of her deceased grandmoth

Nita tells her relatives that she experienced a vision of her deceased grandmoth

Nita tells her relatives that she experienced a vision of her deceased grandmother which brought Nita  a
deep feeling of comfort and peace.  Under what circumstances would Nita’s revelations be considered
abnormal?  Under w

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List the five axes that clinicians use to evaluate each client.

List the five axes that clinicians use to evaluate each client.

List the five axes that clinicians use to evaluate each client.

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Give two specific examples of the extraordinary impact that DSM has had worldwid

Give two specific examples of the extraordinary impact that DSM has had worldwid

Give two specific examples of the extraordinary impact that DSM has had worldwide.

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Some psychologists argue that the whole enterprise of the DSM is a vain attempt

Some psychologists argue that the whole enterprise of the DSM is a vain attempt

Some psychologists argue that the whole enterprise of the DSM is a vain attempt to impose a veneer of
science on an inherently subjective process.  For example, new disorders have been voted in that reflect
today’s prejudice and valu

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What is the assumption behind projective tests?

What is the assumption behind projective tests?

What is the assumption behind projective tests?

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The authors of your textbook point out several reasons for the low validity of p

The authors of your textbook point out several reasons for the low validity of p

The authors of your textbook point out several reasons for the low validity of projective tests.  List some of    the reasons for their low validity.

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1._______________ is defined as a distinctive and relatively stable pattern of

1._______________ is defined as a distinctive and relatively stable pattern of

1.   _______________ is defined as a distinctive and relatively stable pattern of behavior, thoughts, motives, and
   emotions that characterizes an individual throughout life.
   a.   A trait    c.   Temperament
   b.   Personality   d.   The ego

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What are the key components in the structure of personality according to Sigmund

What are the key components in the structure of personality according to Sigmund

What are the key components in the structure of personality according to Sigmund Freud?

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Tempers erupt during the holiday season when the passengers of an airline are to

Tempers erupt during the holiday season when the passengers of an airline are to

Tempers erupt during the holiday season when the passengers of an airline are told that the flight has been
overbooked.  Trevor’s response illustrates displacement, whereas his brother Greg’s response illustrates
regression.  De

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Freud maintained that personality develops in a series of psychosexual stages.

Freud maintained that personality develops in a series of psychosexual stages.

Freud maintained that personality develops in a series of psychosexual stages.  Name each of the stages in
the order in which it appears and explain how a fixation at each stage might be manifest in an individual’s
personality.

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During the phallic stage, young boys, but not young girls, experience a powerful

During the phallic stage, young boys, but not young girls, experience a powerful

During the phallic stage, young boys, but not young girls, experience a powerful motivating fear to give up
their wishes to possess the parent of the opposite sex.  What speculations led Freud to this conclusion?

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Psychoanalyst Karen Horney modified Freud’s theories in areas that she felt were

Psychoanalyst Karen Horney modified Freud’s theories in areas that she felt were

Psychoanalyst Karen Horney modified Freud’s theories in areas that she felt were bad science and insulting
philosophy.  Explain the modifications that she made in her psychodynamic theory.

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Carl Jung began his career as a close personal friend of Sigmund Freud as well a

Carl Jung began his career as a close personal friend of Sigmund Freud as well a

Carl Jung began his career as a close personal friend of Sigmund Freud as well as his follower in
psychoanalysis. However, by 1914, Jung had left Freud’s inner circle.  Describe Jung’s greatest difference
with Freud.

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