Person-centered theory states that psychological distress is experienced when discrepancy exists between the total experience of the organism and the self-concept. This discrepancy is referred to as

a. incongruence
b. conditional regard
c. diminished empathy
d. a paradox


a. incongruence

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Reformed federal job training programs and created a new comprehensive workforce investment system, including an integrated One-Stop Delivery system

a. Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 b. Equal Pay Act of 1963 c. Hawes-Cooper Act of 1929 d. Workforce Investment Act of 1998

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Are Maxine's feelings appropriate to the context of the stimulus?

(a) appropriate, because neatness is a reasonable expectation (b) inappropriate, because they seem to be an overreaction to the situation (c) inappropriate, because anger is a negative emotion (d) appropriate, because the intensity seems reasonable for the situation

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Regarding clinical assessment, a prognosis is ______________ typically framed in terms of "return to normal functioning"

a. an appointment b. the expected outcome c. an exam by the client's physician d. a plan of action

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The most commonly identified approach to psychotherapy is

a. behavioral. b. cognitive. c. integrative. d. psychoanalytic/psychodynamic.

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