Cassie, a 14-year-old Caucasian female, is in therapy for major depressive disorder
Sessions with her therapist focus on challenging Cassie's tendency to dwell on the
negative happenings of her life, such as assuming that other students don't talk to her
when she passes them in the hall because she is a "freak." Cassie is also given
homework assignments between sessions, which involve doing things such as
approaching other students and starting a conversation, listing and challenging her
negative thoughts when they occur, and completing a daily list of "blessings." Given
this description, which of the following types of therapy is Cassie's therapist using?
a. Supportive psychotherapy
b. Psychodynamic therapy
c. Interpersonal therapy
d. Cognitive behavioral therapy
e. Family systems therapy
D
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A) are more likely to have chromosomal disorders than infants born to women in their forties. B) are healthier than infants born to mothers in their thirties. C) have a higher rate of problems, but not directly because of maternal age. D) have a higher rate of problems directly related to immature maternal age.
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a. She should be nervous, as high IQ employees generally have very high turnover. b. She has good reason to be worried. People in the highest 10% of IQ are usually made fun of by other employees for being "nerds." c. She is likely to succeed. Research has found that people in the highest 25% in IQ will do well in their careers. d. There is no relationship between IQ and career success. She will just need to work very hard.
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a. lose some vividness b. have about the same amount of details c. become more personal d. become a narrative story of ourselves