Which of the Following Mental Health Professionals Is Most Likely

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following mental health professionals is most likely a behavior therapist?

• A)Dr. Angelo helps clients learn techniques for changing maladaptive thoughts.
• B)Dr. Barney uses techniques based on learning principles to help clients alter maladaptive patterns of action.
• C)Dr. Childers helps her clients uncover unconscious motives and desires.
• D)Dr. Diaz prescribes drugs for his patients that suffer from anxiety disorders.
• E)Dr. Evans helps her patients understand how their culture influences their maladaptive behaviors.

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Definitions:

False Uniqueness Effect

Refers to an individual's tendency to underestimate the commonality of one's abilities and one's desirable or successful behaviors.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that ensures, by the behavior it generates, that it will come true.

Counterfactual Thinking

The psychological process of imagining alternative outcomes or scenarios that did not actually happen, often starting with "What if..."

Regret

A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that one has done or failed to do.