Multicultural:Research comparing anxiety over the lifespan indicates:

Ethics:It is appropriate for mental health professionals to list which credentials when advertising one’s services:

Theories:Jim is 14 years old and was recently suspended from school for repeated incidents of physical aggression with his peers. Jim’s parents brought him to therapy to help him learn better ways of “managing his anger”. During the initial interview, Jim’s parents admitted that their relationship has been turbulent for the past 5 years, and they have been verbally and physically aggressive with each other. They also reported that in the past two years, they have regularly told Jim that he was stupid and problematic, mostly because they’re “at their wits end” and “don’t know what to do with him”. A family systems therapist would likely refer to Jim as a(n):

Social Psychology:When Pauline accidentally bumps into Christopher, causing Christopher to spill his coffee, Christopher assumes that Pauline’s behavior was deliberately intended to make him spill his coffee. He responds by yelling obscenities at Pauline. Christopher could be described as:

Psychopathology:A friend of yours was involved in a car accident three weeks ago in which the other driver was killed. She tells you she needs to see you for therapy and that she is having dreams about the accident. She has been unable to drive or ride in a car and she tells you that “she feels nothing” about the accident. You refer her to another competent therapist who will probably diagnose your friend with

Biological Bases of Behavior:A 60-year-old man undergoes cognitive testing, scoring in the 85th percentile for verbal fluency despite a family history of dementia. His lifestyle includes regular exercise and social engagement. According to the cognitive reserve hypothesis, how does his lifestyle contribute to his performance?

Theories:Solution-focused therapists tend to view resistance as a:

Social Psychology:If you stand very close to a pointillist painting, all you will see are tiny colored dots. But as you step away from the painting, larger areas of color become noticeable and eventually become recognizable objects such as flowers or clouds. This is similar to which of these?

Social Psychology:Which of the following descriptions characterizes the changes in American society’s attitudes toward adolescent risky behavior from the 1920s to today?

Affective Bases of Behavior:Which of the following goals will a person likely be most successful at completing?