Which of these individuals would be MOST likely to be classified as exhibiting abnormal behavior?
A) A person who experiences grief immediately after losing her job and then her house
B) A person who is nervous about shopping alone for weeks after being attacked by a mugger
C) A person who always washes his hands immediately after returning home from grocery shopping
D) A person who engages in multiple checking rituals each day and consequently is unable to hold down a job
Ans: D) A person who engages in multiple checking rituals each day and consequently is unable to hold down a job
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a. words for anxiety and depression in most cultures b. few, if any, words for disorders in some cultures c. a word for schizophrenia only in Western cultures d. There is no consistency of disorders found across cultures.
Electrical stimulation therapy involves
a. ECT and DBS. b. logotherapy and EMDR. c. REBT and EMDR. d. logotherapy and cybertherapy.
The process of _____ includes informing patients as early as is feasible in the therapeutic relationship about the nature and anticipated course of therapy, fees, involvement of third parties, and limits of confidentiality.
What will be an ideal response?
According to the chapter Some Like It Hotabout personality and situational predictors of aggression, what
two personality dimensions were significantly correlated with aggression in Study 2 (mate competition study)? (a) social inclusion and superiority (b) superiority and self-perceived mate value (c) self- perceived mate value and narcissism (d) narcissism and social inclusion