Zaid sometimes binge eats when he is upset. Suppose he wants to understand how his binge eating might be maintained by its physical consequences (e.g., a temporary feeling of relief). Which of the following therapeutic approaches is most relevant?
A. Behaviorism
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Humanism
D. Psychiatry
Answer: A
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Children sometimes behave in a way that is more typical of the other gender. How do other children react to this child's nontraditional behavior?
a. Children almost always ignore a girl who is playing with a toy considered appropriate for a boy. b. Children usually have no problem with a boy who talks about his feelings, as long as he doesn't play with a toy considered appropriate for a girl. c. Children typically react in a more negative fashion to nontraditional behavior in a boy, rather than in a girl. d. In general, children seem to ignore "nontraditional behavior" in a peer.
"Let us take these mental patients and treat them with dignity and give them a relaxed and decent environment." This approach to treatment is known as:
A. psychoanalysis B. moral therapy C. cognitive therapy D. desensitization
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following best describes adolescent egocentrism?
A. difficulty distinguishing one's thinking about one's own thoughts from one's thinking about the thoughts of others B. an exaggerated image of a highly attentive audience for the adolescent's appearance and his or her behavior C. holding the belief that one's personal experiences and personal destiny are unique D. organizing information into coherent patterns