Howie has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He has an obsession about contamination. His compulsion is most likely to be
a. checking locks repeatedly.
b. cleaning things that are already clean.
c. continuously thinking about germs.
d. being unable to stop thinking about washing his hands.
B
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a. assimilation. b. centration. c. object impermanence. d. reification.
In intervening or helping a suicidal person, one should
a. expect to prevent the suicide b. assist the person to recognize options other than death c. point out that suicide is immoral d. show how trivial the person's problems really are e. help the person develop "tunnel vision"
In adult humans, the taste buds are ____.
A. evenly distributed across the front half of the tongue B. evenly distributed across the whole tongue C. concentrated near the center of the tongue D. concentrated along the outside edge of the tongue
Dr. Meta tells a client that he feels depressed because he continually thinks about things in a negative way, even when they are positive or neutral. He needs to change how he views the world to rid himself of depressive symptoms
Which type of therapy is Dr. Meta using? a) client-centered b) behavior c) cognitive d) psychoanalytic