DrIncite Is Working with Latosha and Asking Her About a Specific

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Short Answer

Dr.Incite is working with Latosha and asking her about a specific childhood encounter she had with one of her uncles.Abruptly,Latosha stands up and tells the doctor that she forgot she had to pick up her son early from school.Latosha is probably engaging in __________.

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Definitions:

Projective Test

A personality assessment test that presents individuals with an ambiguous stimulus and asks them to describe it or tell a story about it to project their own meaning onto the stimulus.

Personality Test

A questionnaire or other standardized instrument designed to reveal aspects of an individual's character or psychological makeup.

Behavioral Activation System

A psychological concept referring to the brain system that regulates pursuit of rewards, motivating approach behaviors.

Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory

A theory that suggests differences in an individual's sensitivity to reward and punishment motivate differences in personality, behavior, and psychopathology.