Our therapy time machine allows us to imagine therapy involving some famous therapists. Sigmund Freud arrives for a session with Albert Ellis. Freud's main complaint is depression; it seems that Freud's writings have not received the kind of response he
had expected. What is Ellis likely to say during the therapy session?
a) "Let's explore your dreams in search of the real reason for your depression."
b) "You are upset about the reaction that your work has been receiving, and it is very distressing."
c) "The way I would handle this is to focus on the neurological underpinnings and less on this psychoanalytic mumble-jumble."
d) "Why do you expect all your work to be well-received, and what difference does it make if some people don't like your ideas?"
D
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a. serotonin; norepinephrine b. norepinephrine; serotonin c. epinephrine; serotonin d. serotonin; epinephrine
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A) eclectic B) cognitive behavioural C) Gestalt D) humanistic
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a. Is the probability that an experimental result happened by chance b. Means that there is no danger of a Type II error c. Means that Type I errors have been eliminated d. Means that the alternative hypothesis is true
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A) preattachment B) “attachment-in-the-making” C) “clear-cut” attachment D) formation of reciprocal relationship