These Repetitive Behavioural Responses Are Accompanied by Obsessions and Appear

question 18

Multiple Choice

These repetitive behavioural responses are accompanied by obsessions and appear to serve the function of reducing the anxiety created by frequently disturbing thoughts:

• A)manias
• B)hallucinations
• C)compulsions
• D)delusions

Analyze factors contributing to the rise of anticommunist sentiments and the roles of major political and social institutions of the time.

Analyze legal strategies towards challenging racial segregation and discrimination.

Grasp the significance of specific legal cases in advancing civil rights.

Understand the pivotal sociopolitical shifts and coalitions in postwar America relating to civil rights and labor movements.

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Definitions:

Response Prevention

A therapeutic strategy in treating certain behavioral disorders that involves preventing the individual from performing a habitual response to reduce the behavior's frequency.

Virtual Reality

A computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment, such as a helmet with a screen inside or gloves fitted with sensors.

Flooding

A psychological treatment method for phobias and anxiety disorders that involves exposing the patient to their fear object or context without any danger, to help them overcome their anxiety.

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

A mental disorder marked by unwanted and intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) aimed at reducing anxiety.