AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bolstering parents’ and teachers’ skills at nurturing children’s achievement and resulting self-esteem is of most relevance to
A
Virtual reality exposure therapy.
B
Spontaneous recovery.
C
Counterconditioning.
D
Preventive mental health.
E
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The American Psychological Association Task Force defined evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP) as “the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences” (Levant, 2005).

Detailed explanation-2: -Which form of therapy is most likely to emphasize the importance of examining a person’s role within a social system? Cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which form of treatment is especially likely to focus on the goal of healing social relationships? systematic desensitization.

Detailed explanation-4: -Behavior therapies assume parental conflict is the cause of most disorders. Behavior therapies assume that people often learn from their environment. The main aim of this therapy is to change the maladaptive behavior of the person by reinforcing behaviors that are adaptive stopping the unwanted behavior.

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