The key component of the Type A behavior pattern, hostility, is highly toxic because it
A. decreases heart rate and blood pressure.
B. results in decreased production of the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine.
C. affects the course of cancer through links to the immune system.
D. produces excessive physiological arousal in stressful situations.
Answer: D
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding seeking therapeutic help?
a. Psychotherapy is an art as well as a science. b. Psychotherapy does not have to be expensive. c. Finding an appropriate therapist for a specific problem is relatively easy. d. The type of professional degree that a therapist holds is relatively unimportant.
The most recent edition of the APA ethics code was published in _____.
A. 1962 B. 1976 C. 1990 D. 2002
The approach to therapy that is used bymost therapists today is the __________
approach. a. humanistic b. behavioral c. cognitive-behavioral d. psychodynamic e. eclectic
Jacinta is playing a game on her cell phone where she has to identify words from a list of six letters. On level 49, she has found all but one word and she simply cannot see what she is missing. She puts the phone down, and three hours later picks it up and immediately sees that she missed the word "portal." The time away from the problem that allowed her to come up with the answer was called
A. decomposition. B. incubation. C. reformulation. D. a heuristic period.