When her boyfriend asks her about today's therapy session, Jamie responds, "It wasn't very fun. My therapist had me sit right next to her trash can, which was brimming full of garbage and half-eaten food. I could almost see the germs jumping right out at me. Now she wants me to touch something I think is contaminated at least once a day every day this week.". Jamie has probably been diagnosed
with ____ and is being treated using ____.
a. a specific phobia; exposure
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder; exposure
c. a specific phobia; systematic rational restructuring
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder; systematic rational restructuring
B
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One study showed that when 6- to 13-year-olds received tokens they could exchange for money each time they gave a correct response on the WISC verbal scale, performance was improved only for
a. White children from middle income homes. b. White and African American children from low income homes. c. African American children from low income homes. d. White children from low income homes.
Suppose that there is a perfect negative correlation between the amount of money that Jane spends and the amount of money that she has in her bank account: for every dollar that she spends, she has exactly one less dollar in her bank account (assuming no interest, fees, or credits). Thus the correlation between Jane's spending and savings can be represented as ____
a. r = -100 b. r = -1.00 c. r = 0.00 d. r = 100
Research examining the link between childhood abuse and antisocial personality disorder has found that ____
a. ?childhood abuse is the only proven cause of antisocial personality disorder b. ?nearly all abused children show forms of antisocial personality disorder as adults c. ?factors not related to child abuse might play a role in the appearance of antisocial personality disorder d. ?people with antisocial personality disorder are especially likely to sexually abuse children
Suki is terrified of cats to such an extent that she is now afraid to go outside, just in case she encounters a cat on the street. In this case, the best behavioral therapy technique to use in helping Suki overcome her fear of cats would be:
a. aversion therapy b. a token economy c. negative reinforcement d. systematic desensitization