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question 278

Multiple Choice

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Comprehend the factors contributing to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Understand obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), its symptoms, and potential brain dysfunctions involved.

Recognize the symptoms and diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder.

Distinguish the impact of psychological conditions on normal sleep patterns and daily functioning.

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A method in behavioral therapy aimed at decreasing fear and anxiety by slowly introducing the individual to the object or situation that causes their fear.

Overgeneralization

A cognitive distortion where an individual concludes a general rule or pattern from a single event or a small number of events.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where the patient speaks freely about their thoughts, memories, and feelings, revealing the unconscious processes.

Conditioning

A learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes modified as a result of its experience with an external stimulus.