After 14 Weeks of Exposure to Public Speaking, John's Public-Speaking

question 83

Multiple Choice

After 14 weeks of exposure to public speaking, John's public-speaking anxiety has subsided. His therapist should tell him that

• A) habituation is relatively permanent and he will need no further help.
• B) habituation is stimulus specific, so that as long as he continues speaking to similar audiences he will need no further help.
• C) habituation fades with time; the anxiety can spontaneously recover and he may need more treatments.
• D) he can reduce his anxiety further by preparing more talks that reinforce his calmness.

Comprehend the defining symptoms of dissociative disorders and their historical categorization and name changes.

Explain the concept of false memory syndrome and its differentiation from the trauma-repression hypothesis.

Evaluate the cognitive-behavioural conceptualization of health anxiety.

Analyze the rationale and scientific reasoning behind the somatic symptom and related disorders diagnostic category.

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