Diana is a bright student, but she procrastinates. She puts off writing term papers and gets incomplete grades from her teachers which eventually become F's. Diana's therapist has her write down her thoughts about work, read the thoughts as if someone else had said them, and then write a rational response to each one. The treatment method used to help Diana deal with her problem is:

Dr. Black is doing research in which she must diagnose clients at a mental health clinic. Because diagnostic reliability is of great concern in research, she will most likely establish diagnoses by using __________.

A. open-ended interviews B. structured assessment interviews C. the mental status exam D. time-limited interviews that last the same length of time for each client, although the questions may differ

Which growth pattern explains why a toddler catches a ball with both of his or her arms instead of with only one hand?

A. bidirectional B. cephalocaudal C. proximodistal D. continuous

According to Fiedler, which type of leader uses rewards and punishments to motivate group members?

A. social leaders B. transformational leaders C. transactional leaders D. task leaders

Elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease have damage to the ________.

a. amygdala 

b. hypothalamus 

c. caudate nucleus 

d. hippocampus