The MMPI-2 was originally developed to ______

a. aid in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders
b. identify children of below-normal abilities
c. identify basic personality traits
d. aid in career placement


a

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A. right; the right hemisphere B. left; the right hemisphere C. left; both hemispheres D. right; both hemispheres

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You have advised a patient to discontinue use of antianxiety drugs. After two weeks, your patient calls to complain that his anxiety symptoms are now worse than before he started to take the drug. You tell the patient that his feelings are a predictable response to discontinuing antianxiety medication. In fact, he is experiencing what is called

a. addiction. c. rebound anxiety. b. tolerance. d. relapse.

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Which of the following is an example of a general nominal?

a. car c. ball b. doggy d. all of these

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Brian is the bassist and vocalist for a band with his two

brothers, cousin, and a college friend. Recently, he has begun to experience more and more intense anxiety as he sings in front of crowds. As a result, he has begun to ask his bandmates to sing the songs for him. Brian's anxiety lessens when the focus of the crowd is not on him, demonstrating that Brian's avoidance of singing is being A) negatively punished. B) negatively reinforced. C) positively punished. D) positively reinforced.

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