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Steiger and Israel (1999 ) agree with early theorist Hilde Bruch (1980 ) who suggests that anorexics
 
  a) Often have sexual conflicts and this is why they are trying to become thin and childlike.
  b) Use dieting as a means of acquiring control and identity in a world where they feel over controlled by parents.
  c) Want to become thin to spite their mothers.
  d) Are simply caught up in the societal pursuit of thinness for the sake of perfecting her body to perfect herself.

Question 2

According to a health service delivery study in British Columbia (Bilsker, Gordner, & Jones, 2007 ), ____ of people with depression are treated by their primary care physician only.
 
  a) 3
  b) 27
  c) 51
  d) 92

Question 3

Denise is undergoing therapy for social phobia. Part of the therapy involves making an effort to directly challenge the thought that she is being appraised negatively whenever she is in public. She is most likely receiving:
 
  a) Flooding therapy
  b) Cognitive therapy
  c) Modeling therapy
  d) Psychodynamic therapy

Question 4

The anger-in theory of psychophysiological disorders is linked with:
 
  a) Cognitive theory
  b) Learning theory
  c) Psychoanalytic theory
  d) Rational-emotive theory

Question 5

Saying that a personality disorder is egosyntonic means that:
 
  a) The person lacks the ability to seek help.
  b) The person does not experience personal distress.
  c) The problems the person experiences do not match his/her knowledge of him/herself.
  d) The problems the person experiences seem like a minor hassle.

Question 6

Canadian researchers Steiger and Israel (1999 ) suggest that early psychodynamic views of anorexia nervosa were from a __________ perspective, while more modern psychodynamic models interpret symptoms from a __________ perspective.
 
  a) conflict; deficit
  b) deficit; conflict
  c) conflict; defective
  d) drive; conflict

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