A Patient Complains of a Phobia

question 110

Multiple Choice

A patient complains of a phobia. Two lines of questioning by the clinician concern the specific object of the phobia and what the person does when he or she confronts that object. This clinician's orientation is probably:

• A) biological.
• B) behavioral.
• C) humanistic.
• D) sociocultural.

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Definitions:

Adaptive Changes

Adjustments or modifications in organisms or populations that enhance their survival and reproductive success in a particular environment.

Natality

The rate at which individuals produce offspring; the average per capita birth rate.

Offspring

The product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents.

Population Size

The number of individuals in a species or specific group of living organisms inhabiting a particular geographic area.