AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Staff members at a mental hospital do not respond to patients who use threats, but praise patients who are courteous. Which psychotherapeutic approach is being used?
A
assertiveness training
B
cognitive therapy
C
behavioral therapy
D
humanistic therapy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There is currently no cure for acrophobia, but exposure therapy, a form of psychological therapy, is successful in treating it. Exposure therapy is considered the first-line treatment for specific phobias in general.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two most common types of treatment are psychotherapy and pharmacological treatment. Psychotherapies come in a variety of theoretical orientations and formats.

Detailed explanation-3: -At this point in modern psychology, the varying viewpoints on human behavior have been split into eight different perspectives: biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, sociocultural, evolutionary, and biopsychosocial.

Detailed explanation-4: -Heuristics are mental shortcuts that can facilitate problem-solving and probability judgments. These strategies are generalizations, or rules-of-thumb, reduce cognitive load, and can be effective for making immediate judgments, however, they often result in irrational or inaccurate conclusions.

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