Psychology

Cognitions are important because they mediate between the id and the ego. (True or false?)

Cognitions are important because they mediate between the id and the ego. (True or false?)

Cognitions are important because they mediate between the id and the ego.
 
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Question 2

Which of the following biological processes has not been im

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cosorio97

Interviewing skills (Multiple Choice)

Interviewing skills (Multiple Choice)

Interviewing skills
 
  a. are developed in clinical training by participating in carefully supervised practice.
  b. are so basic that little specific training is usually required.
  c. provide information only about a client's

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nickelgurl24

If a defendant is found not to be competent to stand trial, he or she will receive treatment and ...

If a defendant is found not to be competent to stand trial, he or she will receive treatment and ...

If a defendant is found not to be competent to stand trial, he or she will receive treatment and then be released.
 
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Question 2

The type of interv

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vcalevro

Assessing families in crisis is one of the most rapidly growing fields in forensic psychology. ...

Assessing families in crisis is one of the most rapidly growing fields in forensic psychology. ...

Assessing families in crisis is one of the most rapidly growing fields in forensic psychology.
 
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Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an essen

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katewill

Clinical neuropsychologists (Multiple Choice)

Clinical neuropsychologists (Multiple Choice)

Clinical neuropsychologists
 
  a. conduct assessments that lead to identification of neurological impairments.
  b. help quantify the severity of psychological deficits caused by brain injury.
  c. help formulate regimens for re

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igotoschool

Many studies show that, when completing tasks requiring sustained attention, children with ADHD ...

Many studies show that, when completing tasks requiring sustained attention, children with ADHD ...

Many studies show that, when completing tasks requiring sustained attention,
  children with ADHD have ___________ evoked potentials compared to non-affected
  children.

Question 2

After a trip to

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jm08123

What was a significant characteristic of Alfred Adler's approach to psychotherapy?

What was a significant characteristic of Alfred Adler's approach to psychotherapy?

What was a significant characteristic of Alfred Adler's approach to psychotherapy?
 
  a. Adler focused on exploring and altering maladaptive lifestyles.
  b. Adler used homework and modeling as ways to help clients become aware of th

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alannah007

Her teacher describes her as being out-of-control in the classroom. Nassima frequently stands up on ...

Her teacher describes her as being out-of-control in the classroom. Nassima frequently stands up on ...

Her teacher describes her as being out-of-control in the classroom.
  Nassima frequently stands up on her chair and gets up to sharpen her pencil several
  times during each class period.
 
  When seated, Nassima kicks the desk i

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alexaaaaaaa

The parietal lobes are (Multiple Choice)

The parietal lobes are (Multiple Choice)

The parietal lobes are
 
  a. to receive direct sensory information.
  b. specialized for the processing of visual information.
  c. considered association cortex because they integrate information from several modules.
  d.

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johnvlad01

Behavioral Avoidance Tests (BATs) (Multiple Choice)

Behavioral Avoidance Tests (BATs) (Multiple Choice)

Behavioral Avoidance Tests (BATs)
 
  a. are new procedures for inducing experimental neuroses.
  b. are often used to assess overt anxiety.
  c. have been demonstrated to be less useful than Behavioral Approach Tests.
  d.

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kathmed

Often clients under observation will respond according to their perceptions of the social contexts ...

Often clients under observation will respond according to their perceptions of the social contexts ...

Often clients under observation will respond according to their perceptions of the social contexts of the observation situation. These social cues are called
 
  a. observational assessment confounds.
  b. behavioral biases.
  c.

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Sahara

If an observational assessment accurately predicts a future behavior, then that observation would ...

If an observational assessment accurately predicts a future behavior, then that observation would ...

If an observational assessment accurately predicts a future behavior, then that observation would have
 
  a. concurrent validity.
  b. predictive reliability.
  c. predictive validity.
  d. convergent validity.

[c

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anlopez7

There is evidence that nonverbal behavior during an intake interview is related to subsequent ...

There is evidence that nonverbal behavior during an intake interview is related to subsequent ...

There is evidence that nonverbal behavior during an intake interview is related to subsequent therapeutic success.
 
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Question 2

As compared to oth

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screwcollege223

When conceiving the setting for interviews, the interviewer must be careful to avoid any personal ...

When conceiving the setting for interviews, the interviewer must be careful to avoid any personal ...

When conceiving the setting for interviews, the interviewer must be careful to avoid any personal effects, as they might taint the client's responses.
 
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Question 2[/

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jasmine

A child who scores very high on the verbal subscales of the WISC-IV but displays poor spatial ...

A child who scores very high on the verbal subscales of the WISC-IV but displays poor spatial ...

A child who scores very high on the verbal subscales of the WISC-IV but displays poor spatial abilities and visual motor skills, may be diagnosed as having
 
  a. depression.
  b. schizophrenia.
  c. a nonverbal learning disorder

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ilmanihza

Research on aggression and violence in childhood and adolescence has traditionally been ...

Research on aggression and violence in childhood and adolescence has traditionally been ...

Research on aggression and violence in childhood and adolescence has traditionally been
  characterized by two distinct approaches. One is a sociological and legal approach. The other
  is a psychological approach.
 
  When descr

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samsammmmm

When present in children during the early elementary school years, which of the following is the ...

When present in children during the early elementary school years, which of the following is the ...

When present in children during the early elementary school years, which of the following is
  the most important predictor of early-onset conduct disorder and of the continuation of
  disruptive behaviors in adolescence and beyond?
 

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ajohnson555

According to the modular view, even complicated functions, such as attention, are controlled by ...

According to the modular view, even complicated functions, such as attention, are controlled by ...

According to the modular view, even complicated functions, such as attention, are controlled by single brain areas.
 
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Question 2

In order to expre

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snowflake1812

Existential therapists encourage clients to develop a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives. ...

Existential therapists encourage clients to develop a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives. ...

Existential therapists encourage clients to develop a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives.
 
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Question 2

When a test contains items that se

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calig45

Teaching youth with oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder that their approach to ...

Teaching youth with oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder that their approach to ...

Teaching youth with oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder that their approach to
  problems has consequences for the way in which they try to resolve them; training youth to
  develop effective, non-aggressive solutions to perso

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wickedwisp

At a minimum, psychotherapy involves

At a minimum, psychotherapy involves

At a minimum, psychotherapy involves
 
  a. treatment following psychological testing.
  b. establishing a fee-for-service arrangement.
  c. one client and one therapist.
  d. a contract for a certain number of sessions.

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Kbanger04

The interdisciplinary science that integrates knowledge from the social/behavioral sciences and ...

The interdisciplinary science that integrates knowledge from the social/behavioral sciences and ...

The interdisciplinary science that integrates knowledge from the social/behavioral sciences and medicine, and focuses on understanding and treating medical disorders is called
 
  a. psychiatry.
  b. behavioral medicine.
  c. bio

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breanntucker

Health psychology has grown because

Health psychology has grown because

Health psychology has grown because
 
  a. medical professionals are often not well-trained to deal with the behavioral and psychological aspects of disease.
  b. as many as 60 of office visits are associated with patient distress.

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pweller2017

The current revision of the Stanford Binet (SB5)

The current revision of the Stanford Binet (SB5)

The current revision of the Stanford Binet (SB5)
 
  a. is not considered reliable.
  b. is no longer used to diagnose gifted, learning-disordered, or intellectually-impaired children.
  c. is built around a hierarchical model of

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hskennedy

Many researchers suspect that _____________________is the factor that links stress to illnesses, ...

Many researchers suspect that _____________________is the factor that links stress to illnesses, ...

Many researchers suspect that _____________________is the factor that links stress to illnesses, such as colds and cancers.
 
  a. general adaptation syndrome
  b. stage of exhaustion
  c. immunosuppression
  d. resistance f

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ashincchen

Emotion-Focused coping (Multiple Choice)

Emotion-Focused coping (Multiple Choice)

Emotion-Focused coping
 
  a. is used more by women than men.
  b. is favored for stressors related to work.
  c. is favored for stressors involving health issues.
  d. all of the above

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bbbbkiugoufiufg

Anything that increases the likelihood of a person developing an illness or disorder is called a ...

Anything that increases the likelihood of a person developing an illness or disorder is called a ...

Anything that increases the likelihood of a person developing an illness or disorder is called a
 
  a. risk factor.
  b. resilience asset.
  c. psychological stressor.
  d. protective agent.

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Which of the following dimensions are especially important to the therapeutic relationships?

Which of the following dimensions are especially important to the therapeutic relationships?

Which of the following dimensions are especially important to the therapeutic relationships?
 
  a. the emotional bonds that develop between the therapist and client
  b. the shared understanding of the task at hand
  c. neither

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johnvlad01

The hypothesis that states that an individual's personality will influence how he or she responds ...

The hypothesis that states that an individual's personality will influence how he or she responds ...

The hypothesis that states that an individual's personality will influence how he or she responds to ambiguous stimuli is called
 
  a. the projective hypothesis.
  b. the triarchic theory.
  c. the psychodynamic theory of respon

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Ghaida

Research has demonstrated that the most health-risky aspect of the Type A personality is

Research has demonstrated that the most health-risky aspect of the Type A personality is

Research has demonstrated that the most health-risky aspect of the Type A personality is
 
  a. hostility.
  b. fast pace of life.
  c. impatience.
  d. pressured speech.

Question 2
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ashincchen

A common technique for developing insight is

A common technique for developing insight is

A common technique for developing insight is
 
  a. encouraging catharsis.
  b. direct confrontation of the client's weaknesses.
  c. interpretation of a client's behavior to foster an understanding of errors of the past.
 

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judahblumbergs

Two tasks that many clinicians and college professors share are

Two tasks that many clinicians and college professors share are

Two tasks that many clinicians and college professors share are
 
  a. providing information and giving homework.
  b. giving tests and assigning grades.
  c. being available 24/7 for their students/clients.
  d. all of the

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Katelyn

Phantom pain (Multiple Choice)

Phantom pain (Multiple Choice)

Phantom pain
 
  a. can be easily treated through cognitive-behavioral interventions.
  b. refers to pain that comes and goes mysteriously.
  c. is difficult to treat because its origins and processes are unknown,
  d. is no

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grokie

Both the social desirability bias and malingering can affect or bias test results. (True or false?)

Both the social desirability bias and malingering can affect or bias test results. (True or false?)

Both the social desirability bias and malingering can affect or bias test results.
 
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Question 2

Which of the following symptom(s) is(are) not part

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emilyencar11

The transtheoretical model in health psychology

The transtheoretical model in health psychology

The transtheoretical model in health psychology
 
  a. addresses cognitive factors involved in people's decision to change health-related behaviors.
  b. assesses a client's readiness and ability to inhibit certain behaviors.
  c

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[Juliana]

Youth experiencing a depressive episode are typically at risk for which of the following ...

Youth experiencing a depressive episode are typically at risk for which of the following ...

Youth experiencing a depressive episode are typically at risk for which of the
  following outcome(s)?
 
  a. Academic problems
  b. Peer conflicts
  c. Teenage pregnancy
  d. a and b
  e. a, b, and c

[co

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Victoria Que

Major depressive disorder (MDD) most often begins between the ages of _____.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) most often begins between the ages of _____.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) most often begins between the ages of _____.
 
  a. 2-3
  b. 5-8
  c. 8-9
  d. 10-15
  e. After age 16

Question 2

Mental disorders are found in

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kinleyyy._

Which of the following have been used to improve adherence to medical procedures?

Which of the following have been used to improve adherence to medical procedures?

Which of the following have been used to improve adherence to medical procedures?
 
  a. breathing exercises and distraction techniques
  b. hypnosis
  c. systematic desensitization and relaxation
  d. all of the above
[b

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alexaaaaaaa

According to the text, research has shown that the risk of finding bipolar disorder in a ...

According to the text, research has shown that the risk of finding bipolar disorder in a ...

According to the text, research has shown that the risk of finding bipolar disorder in a
  first-degree relative increased by how much when there was an affected child in the
  family?
 
  a. 100
  b. 200
  c. 300

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Eu97

Cognitive-behavioral programs have not been shown to improve adherence to complicated drug programs, ...

Cognitive-behavioral programs have not been shown to improve adherence to complicated drug programs, ...

Cognitive-behavioral programs have not been shown to improve adherence to complicated drug programs, such as those often prescribed for HIV/AIDS sufferers.
 
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Questio

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little toast