According to Erikson, what is the central issue facing middle-aged adults?

a. integrity versus despair
b. generativity versus self-absorption
c. intimacy versus isolation
d. industry versus inferiority


b

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Albert Bandura has used _______ techniques to reduce a wide range of phobic behaviors

a. token economy b. rationalization c. modeling d. group therapy

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A psychologist treats people who exhibit abnormal behaviors by trying to uncover their unconscious conflicts. Which model of abnormal behavior is this psychologist using?

a) cognitive b) behavioral c) sociocultural d) psychodynamic

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effort.” She is indifferent to friends and family and has begun having recurrent thoughts of suicide. Kari is best described as suffering from __________. A) dysthymic disorder B) cyclothymic disorder C) major depressive disorder D) bipolar disorder

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