Tracey wants to live a healthier lifestyle but keeps telling herself that she doesn't have time to eat three balanced meals a day or exercise on a regular basis. She is using the following defense mechanism for not changing patterns of behavior that are affecting her health:

a. sublimation.
b. projection.
c. rationalization.
d. reaction-formation.


C

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A) helping people develop the necessary skills to become self- sufficient and function at their optimal levels, personally and within society B) providing counseling and other mental health services to those in need using a fee-for-service model C) working within social and political systems on behalf of those individuals in society who have a strong voice, and have established a powerbase within society D) supporting individuals to function at a level within society that best supports the collective goals of their community

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. Consider the following data analysis question: “Are the treatment scores significantly more positive than a horizontal line?” For which research design is this question most relevant?

A. the B single-subject design B. the AB single-subject design C. the ABC single-subject design D. the ABAB single-subject design

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White Americans ________

A. form a distinct culture B. constitute most of the poor C. come from many different ancestries D. are found in the greatest numbers in the Northeast

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The type of financial assistance that was designed to minimize the stigma of applying

for government-provided welfare and was targeted at helping the elderly, blind, and disabled was A. Social Security Act B. Medicare C. Supplemental Security Income D. Medicaid

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