Requiring a master's degree and one to two years of supervised experience, this mental health professional does not treat serious mental disorders but uses practical helping skills with clients who have problems in their marriage, family, or career. This mental health professional described is a
a. psychiatrist.
b. psychoanalyst.
c. life skills coach.
d. licensed counselor.
D
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The _____ refers to the way immigrants tend to show better physical health compared to nonimmigrants despite the many challenges of adapting and adjusting to a new country
a) immigrant paradox b) nonimmigrant conflict c) assimilation dilemma d) assimilation dissonance
A male college student begins feeling sad and lonely. Although still able to go to classes and work at his job, he finds himself feeling down much of the time and worries about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition of abnormality applies to his situation?
a. Personal distress b. Cultural factors c. Impaired functioning d. Violation of societal norms
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of the parasympathetic division of the nervous system being activated?
a. digestion increases b. blood flow increases c. pupils dilate d. heart rate slows
Critics of the humanist approach argue that ________
a. it places too much emphasis on "nature," and not enough on "nurture." b. although the concepts are intuitively appealing, they are difficult to define operationally. c. although rational decision making is acknowledged, the dominant emphasis on the unconscious hinders research. d. the approach provides an excellent framework for interpreting personality in collectivist cultures, but is inadequate in individualist cultures.