Susan Is Having Trouble with Anxiety and Is Working with a Therapist

question 470

Multiple Choice

Susan is having trouble with anxiety and is working with a therapist to address this problem. As part of her treatment, the therapist teaches Susan how to change her anxiety-provoking thoughts and how to change her environment so that it reinforces the positive behaviours she wants to practice. Susan's therapist is most likely associated with which area of psychology?

• A)Humanistic
• B)Psychodynamic
• C)Sociocultural
• D)Cognitive behaviourism

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Definitions:

Language

A system of communication used by a particular community or country, consisting of spoken, written, or signed words and the rules for combining them.

Broca's Area

An area located in the dominant hemisphere's frontal lobe (typically the left side) of the brain, associated with the generation of speech.

Penfield

Refers to Wilder Penfield, a neurosurgeon who made significant contributions to the understanding of the brain's function, particularly in mapping the sensory and motor cortices.

Language-Expression Deficits

Difficulties in the ability to convey thoughts, ideas, or feelings through spoken, written, or nonverbal language.