Nancy, a high school senior, feels pressured by her parents to pursue a nursing degree right after graduation; however, she is uncertain about her future direction. She recently started dating, has developed new friendships, and would like to postpone college to see what it's like to have a life. Nancy is working on which of Erikson's developmental tasks?
a. Intimacy versus isolation
b. Industry versus inferiority
c. Initiative versus guilt
d. Identity versus identity confusion
d
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A __________ summary is most commonly used at the start of a counseling session
A. focusing B. signal C. planning D. All of the above.
Behaviorists believe that language is acquired and shaped through operant conditioning
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Crisis counseling is a. the most pragmatic and action oriented form of helping. b. the most desperate and hectic form of helping
c. the most insightful and revealing form of helping. d. the most emotional and long-term form of helping.
In another study cited in the chapter, the most definitive evaluation of the effectiveness of psychotherapy to date, Wampold (2001, 2007) found that
a. psychoanalytic therapy was found to be superior to other forms of therapy in treating psychological disorders b. cognitive behavior therapy was found to be superior to other forms of therapy in treating psychological disorders c. behavior therapy and psychoanalytic therapy were found equally effective in treating psychological disorders d. there is no evidence that the various forms of psychotherapy differ in their treatment effectiveness