Which of the following explains why many people never seek treatment for phobias?
A) the frequent use of exposure therapy
B) Even the simplest of phobias requires participation in many lengthy treatment sessions before any
progress is seen.
C) Most individuals who have a phobia have agoraphobia or claustrophobia, leaving them less likely to
venture out in public and making the use of many modes of transportation difficult.
D) the high likelihood that the individual with a phobia believes that their fear is rational
Question 2What factors determine the amount of impairment from brain damage?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3Research on memory finds that
A) memory is highly accurate.
B) false memories can be experimentally induced.
C) children are no more likely than adults to provide inaccurate testimony.
D) false recovered memories only develop under hypnosis.
Question 4Stu has no friends except his brother. He would desperately love to date women but is certain no woman
would be interested in him.
He tried a dating service but was convinced that the secretary was trying to get
rid of him because he was such a poor candidate. The most likely diagnosis for Stu is
A) schizotypal personality disorder. B) paranoid personality disorder.
C) schizoid personality disorder. D) avoidant personality disorder.
Question 5Response prevention has been used in the treatment of both
A) dissociative identity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B) dissociative identity disorder and PTSD.
C) hypochondriasis and obsessive compulsive disorder.
D) hypochondriasis and PTSD.
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