Lydia has uncontrollable worries on a daily basis. She worries about her health, her job performance, her personal safety, the current political climate . . . really, she worries about anything and everything. What diagnosis would apply to Lydia’s circumstances?

A) Specific phobia
B) Social anxiety disorder
C) Agoraphobia
D) Generalized anxiety disorder


D) Generalized anxiety disorder

Psychology

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When a person starts working toward one goal and the mind automatically shuts off other goals from consciousness____is said to have occurred

a. goal shielding b. self-regulation c. tradeoffs d. monitoring

Psychology

Ignoring the target behavior will function as an extinction procedure if ____________________________ is the reinforcer maintaining the behavior

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

________ are the types of rewards a person expects to get from employment such as extrinsic rewards, intrinsic rewards, and job security

a. Opportunity structures b. Expectancy values c. Work values d. Stereotype threats

Psychology

A psychologist notices that one client tends to arrive late for appointments if the client discussed emotionally difficult material during the previous session. The term for this research method is

a. unsystematic observation. b. controlled observation. c. intuitive analysis. d. naturalistic observation.

Psychology