Periods of intense fear that often occur suddenly or without warning and that vary in length from minutes to hours are called
a. generalized anxiety
b. health anxiety
c. panic attacks
d. phobias
c. panic attacks
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Which of the following is not true about referrals?
A. Referrals have become common practice among mental health service providers at the expense of exploring other possibilities. B. The overuse of client referral among mental health providers often involves discriminatory practices that are rationalized as ways to avoid harming the client and practicing beyond one's level of competence. C. Referring clients has been discussed frequently in professional journals. D. The psychological community needs to critically examine why mental health practitioners may refer clients over value conflicts and why these practitioners assume that such practices are appropriate, reasonable, and acceptable.
Counselors need to be aware of social and cultural trends in adolescent behavior. For example, surveys of 8th to 12th graders in 2009-2011 showed that
a. teens' use of alcohol increased slightly. b. teens' awareness of the risks of alcohol use has increased dramatically. c. teens' use of alcohol has decreased dramatically. d. alcohol and tobacco use by teens have both decreased.
The first stage of professional theory development is usually confusing because:
A. most entry level students are not yet capable of comprehending the intricacies of classic counseling theories. B. most students entering counseling programs already have a practical theory of helping. C. within a brief period of time, students are inundated with a wide variety of theoretical perspectives. D. all of the above.
James has just been laid off from his first job as a loan officer in a bank. He is taking this event calmly as he feel that as he gets older things will get better. According to Arnett, he is in this stage:
a. age of instability. b. age of identity. c. age of feeling in-between. d. age of possibilities.