Relaxation training is an example of a(n)
a. somatic control exercise.
b. breathing retraining.
c. cognitive therapy.
d. exposure-based practice.
Question 2Various parent-child relationships, including one where parental love and attention depends on the child's attractiveness and sexual provocativeness, likely influence the development of
a. borderline personality disorder.
b. antisocial personality disorder.
c. narcissistic personality disorder.
d. histrionic personality disorder.
Question 3Don is an atheist who feels that believing in a god of any kind is a sign of intellectual weakness and needs to be removed for mental health. Karen and Curt come to him for marital counseling, and they are both evangelical Christians. To Karen and Curt, their problems cannot be addressed outside of understanding them in their religious context, but Don sees the religious context as the problem. Even if Don is an outstanding therapist, he may find it hard to counsel Karen and Curt successfully because of which limitation to therapy's effectiveness?
a. Karen and Curt's overcommitment to their religious beliefs
b. Don's overspecialiation as a researcher
c. Managed care
d. Client-therapist differences
Question 4Educating a person about the three components of anxiety and how these components relate to them is
a. psychoanalysis.
b. psychobiology.
c. psychoeducation.
d. psychosomatic.
Question 5Childhood sexual maltreatment and poor parental bonding with a child due to perceived abandonment or factual separation are precursors to
a. antisocial personality disorder.
b. psychophysical disorders.
c. biological disorders.
d. borderline personality disorder.
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