An obsessive-compulsive person who was told that everyone was required to wear shoes at all times in the house and not vacuum for a week would be experiencing what therapy procedure?
A. reinforcement for compulsive behavior
B. free association
C. family therapy
D. exposure and response prevention
Ans: D. exposure and response prevention
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___ occurs when individuals become so submerged in a group that they lose their sense of individuality.
a. Diffusion of responsibility b. Deindividuation c. Affiliation d. Angry aggression e. Collective violence
Which of the following is the best evidence supporting the role of emotion in decision making?
A. Individuals with brain injury resulting in loss of emotion have difficulty in making even simple decisions. B. Individuals with brain injury resulting in loss of emotion have difficulty in making complex decisions. C. Individuals with brain injury resulting in loss of emotion appear to make decisions more quickly and efficiently. D. When individuals focus on their emotional state, their decisions tend to be better.
Regarding the proposed DSM-5, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. A new edition, the DSM-5, is due to be published in 2013 and will reflect updated research and changing social attitudes. b. As new disorders are added to the DSM-5, some psychologists worry that more and more normal human behavior is being redefined as problematic. c. Few of the proposed mental disorder additions to the DSM-5 have been shown to seriously disrupt a person's life. d. Gender identity disorder may continue to be included in the DSM-5 as gender dysphoria.
Early research on the psychological aspects of eating suggested that overweight individuals ignore the cues their bodies give them when food is available and prominent. This theory was modified, however, because
a. it was shown that biological predispositions to being overweight better explained weight problems. b. weight itself does not always predict eating patterns. c. the early theories did not take resting metabolic rate into account. d. identical twins reared apart are rarely both overweight.