Freddy is obsessed with cleanliness and, as a result, compulsively changes his "dirty" shirts up to twenty three times every day. He is working with a therapist who is helping him resist changing shirts
He is gradually starting to wear his shirts for progressively longer periods of time. The type of therapy he is engaged in is __________
a) aversion therapy.
b) modeling.
c) response prevention.
d) systematic desensitization.
c
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a. ?Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory b. ?California Psychological Inventory c. ?Rorschach Inkblot Test d. ?Thematic Apperception Test
All of the following are among Havighurst's eight developmental tasks for adolescents EXCEPT:
A) accepting one's physique and using the body effectively. B) achieving a masculine or feminine social sex role. C) differentiating one's life space. D) preparing for an economic career.
Studies have shown that unusual investigative searching behavior by mice occurred after stimulation of what part of the brain?
A. hypothalamus B. cortex C. midbrain D. cerebellum
Anxiolytics (minor tranquilizers) and antipsychotics (major tranquilizers) are likely to differ a great deal in terms of their
a. efficacy in reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia b. ability to induce seizure activity c. ability to decrease muscle tone and tension d. all of these