Which of the Following Is the Newest Movement in Contemporary

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the newest movement in contemporary psychology?

• A)Cognitive psychology
• B)Positive psychology
• C)Sociocultural psychology
• D)Humanistic psychology
• E)Social-cognitive psychology

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Definitions:

Behavior Therapy

A form of therapy that focuses on changing unwanted or unhealthy behaviors through conditioning techniques.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of psychotherapy developed by Sigmund Freud focusing on unconscious processes and unresolved conflicts.

Desensitization

A psychological process through which an individual's emotional response to a previously inducing stimulus is reduced, often used as a treatment for phobias.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where patients express thoughts and feelings exactly as they occur, with as little censorship as possible, to uncover unconscious processes.