Third-Wave Approaches to the Therapy

question 19

Multiple Choice

Third-wave approaches to the therapy:

• A)are often referred to as the last resort when other therapies fail to work.
• B)are entirely based on practices derived from Western philosophy.
• C)view unconscious conflicts as the core of many types of psychopathology.
• D)combine behavioral and cognitive therapy with the mindfulness practices of Zen Buddhism.

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Definitions:

Short-term Memory Capacity

The amount of information that can be held in the short-term memory for a brief period, typically regarded as lasting 20 to 30 seconds.

Chunking

A cognitive strategy for organizing information into meaningful groups or chunks to enhance memory and recall.

Parallel Search

A search for information in which several stores or slots of information are simultaneously examined to match to the target.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember items at the beginning of a list better than those in the middle or end.