If We Are Evaluating a Person's Strengths and Weaknesses in Order

question 55

Multiple Choice

If we are evaluating a person's strengths and weaknesses in order to understand the problem at hand and develop a treatment plan, then we are performing a(n)

• A)culturally sensitive diagnostic interview.
• B)clinical assessment.
• C)axis prognosis.
• D)standardization.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral concept where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Extinction

Within the field of psychology, it refers to the process where a conditioned response slowly diminishes and ultimately vanishes when the conditioned stimulus isn't presented together with the unconditioned stimulus anymore.

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Cognitive behavioral therapy in which clients are directly challenged in their irrational beliefs and helped to restructure their thinking into more rational belief statements.

Magnification

In cognitive psychology, a distortion involving exaggerating the importance or significance of events, often seen in anxiety and depression.