Imagine that you are visiting a clinic specializing in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive behaviors. If it is a modern clinic, it is likely that the treatments are based on the assumption that:

a. the patient's behaviors represent attempts to avoid or reduce anxiety
b. compulsive behaviors will go away on their own
c. if you eliminate the compulsions, the obsessions will disappear on their own
d. these behaviors are much more serious than was once thought and the only successful treatment involves the use of medication


A

Psychology

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A major limitation of physiological measurement is the

a. expense. b. acceptability. c. time requirement. d. training.

Psychology

Which of the following is part of the male internal genitalia?

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What will be an ideal response?

Psychology