According to the behavioral perspective, phobias are maintained due to __________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The fact that people acquire phobias of ancient sources of threat (such as snakes) much more readily than modern sources of threat (such as electrical outlets) can best be explained by:

   A. classical conditioning.
   B. operant conditioning.
   C. observational learning.
   D. preparedness.

2. Symptoms of major depressive disorder might include:
   1: Specific phobias.
   2: Losing interest or pleasure in things that you usually enjoy.
   3: Changes in appetite.
   4: An excessively euphoric mood.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 3 & 4
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 1 & 4

3. Luke suffers from acrophobia, a fear of high places.Luke’s therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell of a sliding board. The therapist’s suggestion reflects a _______ perspective.

   A. cognitive
   B. biological
   C. learning
   D. psychoanalytic

4. According to Thomas, abnormal behavior usually involves:

   A. behavior that is statistically unusual.
   B. behavior that deviates from social norms.
   C. a disease of the mind.
   D. biological imbalance

5. According to research, children who are behaviourally inhibited are shy, quiet, fearful, socially avoidant and have high levels of physiological.These children are most likely to develop which type of psychological disorders?

   A. Psychotic disorders
   B. Anxiety disorders
   C. Eating disorders
   D. Substance abuse disorders

6. According to behavior therapists, pathological behaviors

   A. can not be stopped by the patient.which is why he/she is seeking therapy
   B. are signs of an underlying emotional or cognitive problem
   C. can be modified directly, through the applications of established principles of conditioning
   D. should be viewed as the expression of a unconscious sexual or aggressive conflict

7. The idea that you can’t be profoundly relaxed and fearful at the same time is basic to __________?

   A. behavior modification
   B. systematic desensitization
   C. psychodynamic activation
   D. reaction formation

8. A major focus of cognitive therapies is to __________?

   A. Expose unhealthy emotions
   B. Interpret childhood events
   C. Reinforce positive behavior
   D. Change false beliefs

9. The goals of behavior therapy is to: __________?

   A. identify the early childhood unconscious conflicts that are the source of the client’s symptoms.
   B. achieve major personality reconstruction.
   C. alter the frequently of specific problematic responses by using conditioning techniques.
   D. alter the client’s brain chemistry by prescribing specific drugs.

10. Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of: __________?

    A. hellucinations.
    B. depression.
    C. personality disorders.
    D. phobias