Social conditioning, sociopolitical influences, and bias in diagnosis are factors that help explain ____
a. ethnic and gender differences in mental health
b. the impetus for the development of managed health care
c. the success of hypnosis and catharsis in changing an individual's behavior
d. the increase in the number of mental health professionals in the United States
a
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Paulo has been very disrespectful to his older sister and it is causing family conflict. The target behavior has been identified as insulting comments, and it is categorized as a behavioral excess. What is the next step?
a. Asking Paulo why he is so rude b. Determining a baseline for rude comments c. Experimenting with what it will take for Paulo to stop being rude d. Identifying the stimulus antecedents
Four-year-old Astrid does not like to get dressed early in the morning to go to day care, so rather than simply telling her to put on the clothes he laid out the night before, her father has begun to lay out several outfits and, in the morning, asking her which outfit she wants to wear that day. Astrid's father is making use of the idea of ____
a. the status quo b. omission bias c. reactance d. dissonance
Only 10 percent of contemporary U.S. adults will make a marriage-like commitment
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is an example of the "vicious cycle" of anxiety disorders?
A) a child inherits a gene for anxiety from her parents B) a person with severe anxiety makes himself feel better by starting fights C) a man who was sexually abused as a child develops anxiety as an adult. D) a woman with social phobia notices every little mistake she makes in front of others, which makes her more anxious.