DrGomez Is Retiring as a Doctor in Private Practice

question 76

Multiple Choice

Dr.Gomez is retiring as a doctor in private practice.He wants to start a(n) __________,Doctor Help,that will provide low-income individuals in the United States with medical assistance at no cost.

• A)for-profit organization
• B)union
• C)mutual-benefit organization
• D)nonprofit organization
• E)co-op

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Definitions:

Aversive Conditioning

A form of behavior therapy that involves repeated association of an undesired behavior with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the behavior.

Double-blind Procedure

A study design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias in research results.

Joseph Wolpe

A psychiatrist known for developing systematic desensitization, a process used to reduce phobias and anxieties.

Exposure Therapies

A set of therapeutic techniques used to treat fears and phobias by gradually exposing patients to the feared object or context without any danger, in order to overcome their anxiety.