__________ Are Excessive, Irrational Fears of Specific Objects or Situations

question 30

Multiple Choice

__________ are excessive, irrational fears of specific objects or situations, such as spiders, snakes, or heights.

• A)Delusions
• B)Specific phobias
• C)Hallucinations
• D)Psychomotor retardations

Understand the principles and applications of cognitive and behavioral therapies.

Identify the role of family and multisystemic therapies in treating behavioral and psychological issues.

Understand the significance of empirical evidence in evaluating therapeutic interventions and self-help resources.

Recognize the impact of placebo effects in the effectiveness of treatments.

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Definitions:

Conservation of Number

A cognitive ability in child development in which the child understands that changing the arrangement of objects does not change the number of objects.

A-not-B Tasks

A cognitive test used to assess the understanding of object permanence in infants, involving hiding an object in one location (A) and then a different location (B) and observing where the infant searches for it.

Goal-driven

Motivated or guided by the desire to achieve specific outcomes or objectives.

Understanding of Minds

The ability to attribute mental states—beliefs, intents, desires, emotions—to oneself and others.