Which of the following best illustrates the application of operant conditioning principles in health psychology?
a. A person with peptic ulcers undergoes relaxation training.
b. A person with a fear of the dentist undergoes systematic desensitization.
c. Family members of a chronic pain patient are instructed to ignore the patient's complaints and reinforce the patient's attempts to become more physically active.
d. A person with hypertension is taught to imagine, during highly stressful times, a calming scenario that he/she has created with his/her health psychology professional.
C
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Reliability refers to the degree to which the same diagnoses would be made consistently over time and by different clinicians
a) True b) False
One theory about the development of Alzheimer's disease suggests that the formation of solid waxy proteins in the brain causes the disorder in a process similar to a. cholesterol buildup in blood vessels causing cardiovascular disease. b. vascular spasms causing migraines
c. head trauma causing neuronal death. d. formation of scar tissue following an injury.
A person with limited intelligence, but who shows exceptional mental ability in one or more narrow areas, such as mental arithmetic, calendar calculations, art, or music is said to have
a. pseudo-giftedness. b. savant syndrome. c. Klinefelter's syndrome. d. borderline intelligence.
Research on child care in infancy has found that
A) the majority of babies in child care display a resistant attachment to their mothers. B) the relationship between child care and emotional well-being depends on both family and child-care experiences. C) the rate of insecurity among infants who attend child care is significantly higher than among infants who do not attend child care. D) regardless of quality, child care predicts long-term adjustment problems.