Which Is the MOST Appropriate Diagnosis for a Person Whose

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Multiple Choice

Which is the MOST appropriate diagnosis for a person whose reaction to a nontraumatic or common stressor is way out of proportion?

• A) adjustment disorder
• B) acute stress disorder
• C) major depressive disorder
• D) anxiety disorder

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Puzzle Boxes

Experimentally designed boxes used in psychological and animal behavior studies to observe problem-solving skills.

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Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually train or teach an organism to perform a specific behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of the target behavior.

Reminders

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