When Psychologists Make Clinical Judgments or Interpretations,they May View Patient

question 46

Multiple Choice

When psychologists make clinical judgments or interpretations,they may view patient data as

• A) samples of behavior outside the psychologists' office.
• B) correlates of other behaviors or emotions.
• C) signs of an underlying state or condition.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Obsession

Obsession refers to persistent and intrusive thoughts, images, or urges that cause significant anxiety or distress.

Compulsion

A persistent, irresistible, and irrational urge to perform an act or ritual repeatedly.

Classical Conditioning

A training method where two stimuli are consistently presented together, leading to a response initially triggered by the second stimulus eventually being triggered by just the first stimulus.

Bureaucracies

Bureaucracies describe organizational structures that are characterized by a hierarchy of authority, a clear division of labor, explicit rules, and impersonality in managerial decisions.