Mr. Beluga has just been told that he has a rare form of cancer. He insists that there has been a mistake and asks his physician to retake his medical tests. According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Mr. Beluga is most likely in the _________ stage of dying
a) anger
b) bargaining
c) denial
d) reactive
ANS: C, By refusing to believe that the diagnosis is correct, Mr. Beluga is denying the reality of his situation.
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Rudy has been undergoing therapy for the past several months. During the therapy sessions, his therapist has asked him to "Just talk about anything that comes to mind." She has also asked him about his dreams. Mostlikely, Rudy's therapist is a __________ therapist.
a. psychoanalyst or psychodynamic b. client-centered c. rational-emotive d. cognitive-behavioral e. Gestalt
Jeanette needed a large number of responses for her survey about taste preferences so she chose to do an internet survey. A significant problem she may have is _____
a) no one will respond to her survey. b) her sample will not be representative. c) her sample may be too big. d) her sample may be representative.
When telling others what is bothering you, you throw in all of the other things the person has ever done to upset you. The destructive and direct expressions of anger is known as _________
a. kitchen sinking b. physical aggression c. labeling d. verbal aggression
An empirical standard used to divide a group of data into two or more distinct categories describes a:
a. Cut score. b. Predictive yield. c. Norm-referenced test. d. Hit rate.