A recently divorced woman kept dreaming that she was being swallowed by a giant wave. After awakening, the woman rehearsed in her mind swimming against the wave. She then went back to sleep and was able to swim against the wave in this dream. In so doing, the nightmare lost its terror. More important, her revised dream made her feel that she could cope with life again. This woman was using which
of the following to solve a personal problem?
a. sane hallucinations
b. displacement
c. condensation
d. lucid dreaming
D
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a. changing the social environment b. simply deciding to change how one thinks about oneself c. changing one's outward behavior toward others d. changing one's name
Intersex refers to situations in which a. an individual decides to undergo a sex change
b. both male and female elements occur in the same fetus. c. an individual has a homosexual orientation. d. an individual has a heterosexual orientation.
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a. Declan's friendships are usually intensive, and Simone's friendships are usually extensive. b. Simone's friendships are usually intensive, and Declan's friendships are usually extensive. c. Declan's and Simone's friendships are usually extensive. d. Declan's and Simone's friendships are usually intensive.
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