A 39-Year-Old Woman Is in Her Sixth Week of Pregnancy

question 12

Multiple Choice

A 39-year-old woman is in her sixth week of pregnancy.Due to her advanced maternal age,she is at high risk for having a baby with Down's syndrome.She would like to find out as early as possible whether or not her baby has Down's syndrome.Her doctor suggests

• A)amniocentesis.
• B)genetic counseling.
• C)chorionic villi sampling.
• D)a pedigree analysis.

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Definitions:

Flooding

Flooding is an exposure therapy technique used in psychology to help individuals overcome phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing them to their fear triggers in a controlled environment until the fear response diminishes.

Aversion Therapy

A form of psychological treatment in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the occurrence of the behavior.

Modeling

A learning process where individuals learn or adapt behaviors by observing others, also known as observational learning.

Reinforcement

Any event or stimulus that, when following a response, increases the probability that the response will occur again.