A patient is asked to concentrate on the thoughts that most upset her. At the same time, she is asked to watch a moving pencil. The patient is probably being treated with
a. insight-distraction therapy.
b. therapeutic hypnosis.
c. eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.
d. encounter group therapy.
C
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Which of the following is NOT a question that addresses the issues of civil (involuntary) commitment? a. Should a mentally ill person be involuntarily committed if he or she is not dangerous but is in need of treatment? b. Should a mentally ill person be civilly committed if he or she has been convicted of a crime?
c. Should a mentally ill person be involuntarily committed at the request of family or relatives who believe it is in the person's best interest? d. If a person is mentally ill, unable to care for oneself, and in need of help, should the law allow for involuntary commitment?
Smith et al. (2012) gave people 8 to 17 years of age a test of executive functioning and the Iowa Gambling Task, in which people choose whether to prefer risky decks of cards with big payoffs, and big potential losses, or less risky decks with lower payoffs and lower losses. They found that executive functioning scores improved steadily from 8 to 17 years of age and
a. children generally chose the riskier decks, whereas adolescents chose the less risky decks. b. the tendency to choose risky decks first increased in early adolescence, and then decreased in middle to late adolescence. c. the tendency to choose risky desks first decreased in early to middle adolescence, and then increased in late adolescence. d. there was a steady improvement with age in the tendency to choose less risky decks and reject riskier decks.
A chef tells her visitors, "This microwave oven first cooks the meat's interior, followed by the exterior.". This pattern resembles the ____ trend
a. skeletal age b. catch-up growth c. cephalocaudal d. proximodistal
Erik loves to be with people and is often happy and smiling. He tends to speak loudly and when he walks, he swings his arms back and forth. Erik is probably ________
a. a hermit b. an introvert c. neurotic d. an extravert