Defense mechanisms may be important in treatment planning because they
a. cannot be studied scientifically.
b. are most prevalent in people with psychological disorders.
c. have potential significance in the study of schizophrenia.
d. may differ for different psychological disorders.
Answer: d. may differ for different psychological disorders.
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a. Non-human animals rarely engage in same-sex behaviors b. Some non-human animals, such as penguins, will form lifelong same-sex partnerships. c. Individual animals within non-human species who show same-sex behavior do not engage in other-sex behavior. d. Non-human female animals do exhibit same-sex behaviors, such as mounting another female. This behavior is most common in the presence of other males competing for attention.
Which of the following statements is true of group psychoanalysis?
A) Clients with contrasting psychological problems are gathered under one roof. B) Clients in a group are allowed to interpret one another's dreams. C) It is facilitated as a one-to-one therapy without making the client feel lonely. D) It discourages the outpour of peer approvals within a group.
In a capital case, excludables refers to those who
A. are excused because they know someone on the legal team. B. are dismissed because they indicate that they have extreme beliefs about the use of the death penalty. C. would automatically impose the death penalty if the verdict is guilty. D. remain on the jury because they do not hold strong views against the use of the death penalty.
Hans Selye conceptualized stress consisting of three stages he called __________
a) the Social Readjustment Rating Stages. b) the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS). c) the Psychological Model of Stress Stages. d) the Proactive Model of Stress Stages.