Which of the following disorders responds best to psychotherapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy?
A. Schizophrenia
B. Dissociative identity disorder
C. Autism spectrum disorder
D. Major depressive disorder
Answer: D
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a. perception. b. processing. c. attention. d. sensation.
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b. only severe psychological disorders like schizophrenia are caused by imbalances of neurotransmitter activity. c. simple cause/effect conclusions that an individual neurotransmitter abnormality causes a disorder are incomplete. d. neurotransmitters have very little to do with psychopathology for most individuals but may be the single cause of disorders for others.
A researcher wants to see whether she can make the typical administrative assistant job more motivating at Acme, Inc
To experimentally investigate this possibility, she randomly assigns administrative assistants to one of the following conditions: doing the job as it has always been done, having a computer performance monitoring device installed, receiving feedback about their performance on a weekly basis, or being given a say in how one's workload is structured and done. Which of the preceding conditions is an example of a control group? A) Being given a say in how one's workload is structured and done B) Doing the job as it has always been done C) Having a computer performance monitoring device installed D) Receiving feedback on a weekly basis
One reason that traditional educational practices may not lead to critical thinking is that
A) those educational practices do not account for how adolescents make cognitive progress from one stage to the next stage. B) the focus is on what to think instead of how to think. C) the emphasis is on mental shortcuts that can be used to solve problems. D) there are cultural differences in the meaning of critical thinking.