Audrey is suffering from depression that was triggered by a breakup with her boyfriend. She tells her therapist that no man will ever love her. Her therapist challenges the validity of her belief by stating that just because one person broke up with her doesn't mean that all of her relationships will fail. The therapist then has Audrey make a list of all the guys she knows who would probably go
out with her on a date. To her surprise, Audrey is able to name a handful and realizes that her belief no one will love her probably is a distortion created by the emotional pain of her breakup. Audrey's therapist is using:
A) cognitive restructuring.
B) mindfulness meditation.
C) systematic desensitization.
D) social phobia hierarchy.
A) cognitive restructuring.
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According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, feelings of emotions are caused
a. by cognition. b. immediately and directly by environmental events. c. by feedback from muscles and internal organs. d. directly by external emotion-provoking stimuli. e. by attributions.
The ____ publishes the code of ethical principles that apply to psychologists and students who conduct research.
a) American Association for the Advancement of Science b) American Psychiatric Association c) American Psychological Association d) Psychonomic Society
Dr. Otto Loewi, a winner of a Nobel prize, dreamed the same dream three nights in a row regarding his research. On the third night, he
a. scribbled down on a pad what he had dreamed. b. went straight to his laboratory and performed the crucial experiment. c. rejected the experiment in the dream and was able to eventually solve the problem through waking fantasy. d. used Freud's techniques involving symbolization to forecast the completion of his research and his own death one year later.
There are two general approaches in performing neuropsychological testing
a) conducting a personal interview or using a fixed test battery b) conducting a personal interview or using a flexible selection of tests that depend on the reason for the assessment c) using a flexible selection of tests that depend on the reason for the assessment or using a fixed test battery d) using a fixed test battery or having an intervention to help with rehabilitation