During Jean Piaget's preoperational period of cognitive development, children learn to engage in
A) symbolic representation.
B) object permanence.
C) logical problem solving.
D) hypothetical reasoning.
A
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A therapist asks a patient to describe what he believes would happen if his worst-case scenario became reality. The patient says, "If I fail this test, I'll never get into graduate school." What cognitive aspect is the therapist working with?
a. self-fulfilling prophecy b. automatic thinking c. decatastrophizing d. all-or-nothing thinking
Exposure therapy for a phobia is a type of behavior therapy
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Regarding mental disorders, comorbidity develops when
a. a person has a culture-bound syndrome. b. a primary problem causes secondary problems. c. clinicians overcategorize troubled behavior. d. a person meets the legal definition of insanity.
Which technique is widely used by therapists to help clients recover lost childhood memories?
a) hypnosis b) "truth" serum c) Gestalt therapy d) electroconvulsive therapy