William is a 68-year-old man whose doctor has diagnosed him with brain cancer; he has only months to live
At first he didn't believe it, but after he got a second opinion that validated the first, he became furious with his doctors, his family, and even strangers. According to Kübler-Ross, which stage of death and dying is William exhibiting?
a) The first stage
b) The second stage
c) The third stage
d) The fourth stage
Answer: b
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Which of the following describes personality disorder?
A. the symptoms or characteristics exhibited by a person that cause him to feel anxious, depressed, or guilty
B. a pattern of inflexible, maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that occur in various situations and lead to impairment or distress
C. the typical way in which a person behaves across a variety of situations
D. the problems experienced by a person that do not fit into a DSM-IV-TR diagnostic category
You decide to observe the behavior of children in day care. A few days before you are to start data collection you go the center and sit quietly to the side of the room. When the children speak to you, you respond as little as possible. You are
a. attempting to be unobtrusive. b. not going to get good data if you do not interact. c. probably not very good with children. d. trying to warm up the children so that they notice you.
Punishment is not as good a treatment method as reinforcement because
a. punishers are more effective in a professional setting but are less attractive in a home setting. b. effective punishers are more difficult to develop than effective reinforcers. c. clients may develop resistance. d. clients may overgeneralize the punished response and avoid making a whole class of responses. e. punishment usually increases the discrepancy between ideal and real selves.
The diathesis-stress paradigm emphasizes that psychopathology results from
a) predisposition and the unconscious. b) predisposition and environmental disturbances. c) physiology and biochemistry. d) attachment and gestalt problems.