Decoding is the first process of translating your thoughts and feelings into symbols that others can understand



a. True
b. False


F

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You have been meeting regularly with a patient who would benefit from quitting smoking cigarettes. He has not shown any interest in quitting despite understanding the consequences of continuing to smoke. On this visit, he says, “Well, you know. I’m thinking that maybe it is getting close to the time for me to quit smoking, but really, I’m not sure I can. I’ve been smoking for so long. Do you think it’s even possible for someone like me to quit?” The patient is now in the __________________________ stage of change.

a. Precontemplative b. Contemplative c. Preparation d. Action/willpower

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Women who are raped by people they know

a. generally do not feel guilt over the incident. b. are never able to psychologically recover and trust again. c. do not take responsibility for what occurred. d. take responsibility for the incident and are generally embarrassed or afraid of reporting the rape.

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Suppose you were a social worker working with Native American clients. The most

important thing you should understand about them is their _______. A. historical background B. educational background C. family situations D. financial situations

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Assume that Professor Rodgers had studied only people aged 65 or older and found that they experienced increasing levels of happiness in the last 20 years. Suppose he had concluded that people under 65 years of age also experienced increasing levels of happiness during the same time period. He would have committed A) the error of overgeneralization

B) the error of selective observation. C) the error of illogical reasoning. D) ?the error of inaccurate observation. E) no error.

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