Which of the following is NOT one of the three functional systems Luria described?
a. brain stem system
b. posterior cortex for obtaining, processing, and storing information
c. limbic system for processing emotions
d. anterior cortex for planning, regulating, and verifying mental operations
Question 2Self-monitoring
a. requires the client to record various events and behaviors occurring in their daily life.
b. is often used by behaviorally-oriented clinicians to establish base-rates of behavior.
c. may not provide accurate information about addictive behavior.
d. all of the above
Question 3The theorists who sought to use psychoanalytic techniques to understand and explore clients' strengths and adaptive ego functions are collectively called
a. individual psychologists.
b. object-relations therapists.
c. ego analysts.
d. reverse psychoanalysts.
Question 4Which part of the brain is severed in order to control severe epilepsy, resulting in split brains?
a. parietal lobes
b. hippocampus
c. homunculus
d. corpus callosum
Question 5When a researcher or clinician obtains information contained in records, such as medical reports or school transcripts, she
a. is risking violating the privacy of the subject or client.
b. is likely to be including non-essential information that might cloud clinical judgment.
c. does not need to worry about confidentiality issues.
d. is using nonreactive or unobtrusive measurements.
Question 6Which executive function in Barkley's model plays a central role in enabling children
to take some cognitive and emotional distance from events?
a. Reconstitution
b. Internalization of speech
c. Self-regulation of affect/motivation/arousal
d. Effective attention/communication
e. Prolongation/working memory
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