Tonya Harding arranging for her former husband to cripple her rival, Nancy Kerrigan, is an example of what?

A. hooliganism
B. disinhibition
C. purposeful aggression
D. reactive aggression


Answer: C

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Paul always seems to listen very carefully to others. He seems to always find something to criticize about the other person's viewpoints and arguments. Paul is engaging in the barrier to effective communication called

a. defensiveness. c. ambushing. b. pseudolistening. d. self-preoccupation.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), the therapist assumes the role of active listener, allowing the client to direct the discussion. 2. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is transparent in that nothing is withheld from the client. 3. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been found to be extremely effective at treating unipolar depression and generalized anxiety disorder. 4. Cognitive bias modification is a computerized intervention that focuses on eliminating the biases in the ways that people process information. 5. In couples therapy, the job of the therapist is to target for behaviour change the person who is most responsible for the relationship dysfunction.

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Mental health professionals holding the psychodynamic perspective view mental disorders

to be the result of a. intrapsychic conflict. b. malfunctioning of the brain and nervous system. c. learned maladaptive behavior patterns. d. oversensitivity to the demands and criticisms of others. e. one of four body humors or a combination thereof.

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Fevers due to illness

A. have no benefit and should be reduced immediately through the use of medication. B. represent a failure of the body's temperature control system. C. result from a resetting of the body's temperature set point. D. occur when the body's set point is exceeded.

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