Kaleem Wants to See a Therapist Because He Feels He

question 153

Multiple Choice

Kaleem wants to see a therapist because he feels he has negative thoughts and would like to change his way of thinking.Because he is on a limited budget,he would like to choose a type of therapy that is relatively short-term and inexpensive.Which of the following therapies would best meet Kaleem's needs?

• A)psychoanalysis
• B)biomedical therapy
• C)cognitive-behavioral
• D)person-centered

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Definitions:

George Miller

A psychologist best known for his theory that the average number of objects an individual can hold in short-term memory is 7 ± 2.

Magic Number

A concept in cognitive science referring to the short-term memory capacity of about seven items (plus or minus two).

Auditory Traces

Memory traces of auditory information that are believed to persist in the brain for a brief period after the auditory stimulus has ended.

Short-term Memory

The ability to retain a limited amount of data in a readily accessible, active condition for a brief duration.