AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

THERAPY AND TREATMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A psychotherapist who believes that deviant behavior can be traced either to genetic anomalies or to problems in the physical structure of the brain most likely subscribes to which of the following views of abnormality?
A
cognitive
B
behavioral
C
biomedical
D
humanistic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Answer: The answer is: the biomedical view of abnormality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas or sensations (obsessions). To get rid of the thoughts, they feel driven to do something repetitively (compulsions).

Detailed explanation-3: -Random Assignment-assigning participants to experimental and control conditions by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to the different groups.

Detailed explanation-4: -D-Cognitive psychologists focus on examining internal mental processes including information processing, perception, learning, decision-making, memory, and problem-solving.

Detailed explanation-5: -Randomized controlled trials Random assignment implies that each participant has an equal chance of being allocated to the two groups. The use of randomization is a major distinguishing feature and strength of this study design.

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