The most effective professional intervention immediately following a traumatic event such as an accident or a disaster is likely to be:

a. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
b. Exposure therapy
c. Psychological First Aid
d. Relaxation training


c. Psychological First Aid

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According to the text, which of the following social class systems consists of those who have professional jobs and advanced degrees and earn a substantial income in occupations that include lawyers, corporate executives, professors, and physicians

a. Upper class b. Upper middle class c. Lower middle class d. Working class

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Which one of the following journals is not published by either the American Counseling Association or the American Psychological Association?

a. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling b. Qualitative Research c. Psychoanalytic Psychology d. Professional School Counseling

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The __________ perspective asserts that the anger, depression, and discontent that result from the challenging and stressful life circumstances of women or other disadvantaged groups are reframed as medical or psychiatric symptoms

a. cross-cultural b. gender c. feminist d. collectivist

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Kelsey was age 4 when her mom noticed that she was having difficulty cutting with scissors and learning to tie her shoes. She also was just becoming potty trained, while her younger sister, age 2, was already starting to potty train successfully. Kelsey also had some difficulty forming sentences and didn’t seem to take as much pleasure in being around other children or smile and laugh the way other children typically did. By the time she was 15, Kelsey was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Her clinician told Kelsey’s mom that Kelsey’s behavior at age 4 was evidence of which of the following?

a. the premorbid stage b. the prodromal stage c. the acute stage d. the residual stage

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