Question

On the advice of her therapist, Thora decides to treat her fear of heights by exposing herself to heights using a hierarchy of stimuli related to her phobia. Which form of therapy is she using?


aversion therapy


free association


play therapy


systematic desensitization



Text Section: 16.2 Types of Treatment

Bloom’s Level: Apply

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 6
Question 6
2
Points
Question 6
The ________ perspective of psychological disorders attributed symptoms of such ailments to forces that were beyond scientific understanding, such as black magic or evil spirits.


supernatural


biological


diathesis-stress


neurological



Text Section: 15.3 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders

Bloom’s Level: Understand

Difficulty: Easy

Question 7
Question 7
2
Points
Question 7
What do obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder have in common?


conviction that the patient herself is the cause of many people’s troubles


generalized anxiety and specific phobias


obsession with the suffering of others


repetitive thoughts and urges, as well as an uncontrollable need to engage in repetitive behavior and mental acts



Text Section: 15.5 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Bloom’s Level: Understand

Difficulty: Difficult

On the advice of her therapist, Thora decides to treat her fear of heights by exposing herself to heights using a hierarchy of stimuli related to her phobia. Which form of therapy is she using?


aversion therapy


free association


play therapy


systematic desensitization



Text Section: 16.2 Types of Treatment

Bloom’s Level: Apply

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 6
Question 6
2
Points
Question 6
The ________ perspective of psychological disorders attributed symptoms of such ailments to forces that were beyond scientific understanding, such as black magic or evil spirits.


supernatural


biological


diathesis-stress


neurological



Text Section: 15.3 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders

Bloom’s Level: Understand

Difficulty: Easy

Question 7
Question 7
2
Points
Question 7
What do obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder have in common?


conviction that the patient herself is the cause of many people’s troubles


generalized anxiety and specific phobias


obsession with the suffering of others


repetitive thoughts and urges, as well as an uncontrollable need to engage in repetitive behavior and mental acts



Text Section: 15.5 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Bloom’s Level: Understand

Difficulty: Difficult

On the advice of her therapist, Thora decides to treat her fear of heights by exposing herself to heights using a hierarchy of stimuli related to her phobia. Which form of therapy is she using?


aversion therapy


free association


play therapy


systematic desensitization



Text Section: 16.2 Types of Treatment

Bloom’s Level: Apply

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 6
Question 6
2
Points
Question 6
The ________ perspective of psychological disorders attributed symptoms of such ailments to forces that were beyond scientific understanding, such as black magic or evil spirits.


supernatural


biological


diathesis-stress


neurological



Text Section: 15.3 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders

Bloom’s Level: Understand

Difficulty: Easy

Question 7
Question 7
2
Points
Question 7
What do obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder have in common?


conviction that the patient herself is the cause of many people’s troubles


generalized anxiety and specific phobias


obsession with the suffering of others


repetitive thoughts and urges, as well as an uncontrollable need to engage in repetitive behavior and mental acts



Text Section: 15.5 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Bloom’s Level: Understand

Difficulty: Difficult

Answers

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1. On the advice of her therapist, Thora decides to treat her fear of heights by exposing herself to heights using a hierarchy of stimuli related to her phobia. Which form of therapy is she using?

**Answer:** Systematic desensitization

2. The ________ perspective of psychological disorders attributed symptoms of such ailments to forces that were beyond scientific understanding, such as black magic or evil spirits.

**Answer:** Supernatural

3. What do obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder have in common?

**Answer:** Repetitive thoughts and urges, as well as an uncontrollable need to engage in repetitive behavior and mental acts