The Enlightenment Was the ________

question 41

Multiple Choice

The Enlightenment was the ________.

• A) eighteenth-century movement that held that change and reform were both desirable through the application of reason and science
• B) twentieth-century movement that brought scientists and philosophers together to reconcile their differences on the state of the natural world
• C) eighteenth-century movement that attempted to interpret the events of scripture based on scientific observations of the natural world
• D) nineteenth-century movement that saw the growth of industry and the increase of manufacturing

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Definitions:

Exposure and Response Prevention

A treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder that exposes a client to anxiety-arousing thoughts or situations and then prevents the client from performing his or her compulsive acts. Also called exposure and ritual prevention.

Obsessive-compulsive

Pertaining to a disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) aimed at reducing anxiety.

Vacuum

A space entirely devoid of matter, or a situation characterized by the absence of something that would normally be present.

Compulsive Behaviors

Actions performed repeatedly and excessively as a result of an irresistible urge, often related to obsessive-compulsive disorder.