A client comes to a therapist complaining of a great fear (phobia) of heights. The therapist first has the individual describe and think about increasingly high places
Next, he goes with the client to the first floor of a tall building, all the while encouraging and reassuring. They spend time looking out the window until the client is comfortable, then they go up one floor. Gradually, they work their way up to the top floor of a very high skyscraper. The treatment method the therapist is employing is called A) flooding.
B) deconditioning.
C) reconditioning.
D) systematic desensitization.
E) unconditioning.
D
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A. the hierarchy method B. the elaboration method C. the method of loci D. the peg method
Which type of treatment involves placing a powerful pulsed magnet over a person's scalp to alter neuronal activity in the brain?
A) a nonspecific treatment effect. B) a specific treatment effect. C) natural improvement. D) cognitive restructuring.
Describe the types of research into mindfulness over the past 40 years and provide examples of the types of questions that future researchers may ask.
What will be an ideal response?
Investigations of the causes of ADHD have found that environmental toxins, such as food additives and lead:
a) Do not explain more than a small percentage of cases. b) Are usually the cause of the disorder in those children with an organic basis to their ADHD. c) Are more likely to cause attentional problems without hyperactivity, but not in those children with both attentional problems and hyperactivity. d) Cause subtle attentional problems, but not to the degree of ADHD.