Dr. Brannigen often treats individuals who have symptoms of major depression. During the initial treatment, Dr. Brannigen often prescribes antidepressants, but during the course of therapy, he also encourages patients to recognize and change negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs. He believes that drug treatment can be effective in reducing the symptoms of depression, but only by understanding
the causes of their depression will individuals be able to prevent relapses. Dr. Brannigen's approach to therapy could BEST be described as
a. a humanistic approach.
b. a behavioral approach.
c. a deinstitutional approach.
d. an eclectic approach.
D
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a. psychiatrist b. neuroscientist c. neurologist d. neurosurgeon
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a. a self-fulfilling prophecy b. a stereotype c. the fundamental attribution error d. social interference
Critical thinking includes which of the following questions?
a. What authority is making the claim? b. What test of this claim has been made? c. Are the tests based on a long-accepted "truth"? d. How can this event be explained by using one's commonsense reasoning?
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a) insights b) algorithms c) scripts d) heuristics