_____ proposed that many people are guided by irrational beliefs that lead them to act and react
in inappropriate ways.
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Mary Ainsworth
Carl Rogers
Sigmund Freud
Albert Ellis correct answers Albert Ellis
Ruth suffers from agoraphobia. She is MOST likely to avoid:
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the grocery store.
her bathroom.
her backyard.
her car. correct answers the grocery store.
Carson was hiking through Yosemite National Park when he rounded a corner and saw a big
black bear. Which of the following would be an appropriate response?
anxiety
posttraumatic stress disorder
fear
generalized anxiety correct answers fear
Instead of gradually exposing Felix to the object that he fears, his therapist confronts the object
while Felix watches. Felix's therapist is using:
systematic desensitization.
flooding.
,role-playing.
modeling. correct answers modeling
Matika is a therapist who is treating a client with generalized anxiety disorder. She believes that
her client's anxiety stems from overprotective parents. During their therapy sessions, Matika uses
methods such as free association and dream interpretation. Matika's beliefs and strategies for
generalized anxiety disorder stem from the_____ perspective.
psychodynamic
humanistic
sociocultural
cognitive correct answers psychodynamic
_____ refers to a fear of being in a public place or situation where escape might be difficult or
help unavailable.
Acrophobia
Arachnophobia
Agoraphobia
Claustrophobia correct answers Agoraphobia
Walda is a sociocultural theorist, so she does NOT believe that _____ is a factor in generalized
anxiety disorder.
a lack of job opportunities
poverty
childhood spanking
a lack of educational opportunities correct answers childhood spanking
_____ theory suggests that, as a species, humans are preprogrammed to fear certain things.
Phobic reactions to animals, heights, and darkness are more common than phobic reactions to
meat, grass, and houses.
Behavioral
, Behavioral-evolutionary
Cognitive
Biological correct answers Behavioral-evolutionary
In the United States, the rate of generalized anxiety disorder is _____ higher among people with
low incomes as among those with higher incomes.
two times
four times
six times
eight times correct answers two times
According to the sociocultural model, who is MOST likely to develop generalized anxiety
disorder?
Charles, an educated businessman who lives in an affluent neighborhood
Verna, who lives with her two children in post-earthquake Haiti
Sandor, who works a minimum-wage job, but receives subsidized income because of a disability
Keela, a college student working part-time correct answers Verna, who lives with her two
children in post-earthquake Haiti
Trent is afraid of dogs. He is receiving a type of treatment developed by Joseph Wolpe called:
flooding.
systematic desensitization.
cognitive restructuring.
free association. correct answers systematic desensitization.
According to the psychodynamic perspective, children experience_____ anxiety when they face
actual danger, and _____ anxiety when they are repeatedly prevented by parents or
circumstances from expressing their id impulses.
neurotic; realistic
neurotic; moral