Albert Ellis's rational-emotive behavior therapy involves emphasizing the magnitude of one's problems.

Severing a cat's reticular formation from higher brain regions causes the cat to

A) become violently aggressive.
B) cower in fear.
C) experience convulsive seizures.
D) Lapse into a coma.

The disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or by hyperactive or impulsive behaviors is called "_____."

A rat is placed on one side of a two-compartment shuttle box.For each trial,a light is turned on and is followed ten seconds later by a painful electric shock for one minute.The rat can escape the shock by jumping a barrier into the other compartment.What behaviour would provide evidence of avoidance learning

A)  The rat jumps over the barrier when the shock is turned on. 
B)  The rat jumps over the barrier when the light is turned on. 
C)  The rat freezes when the light is turned on. 
D)  The rat doesn't show fear when the shock is turned on.

The frequent finding that asthmatics often experience shortness of breath concurrently with tremendous anxiety is an example of how emotions and physiological symptoms often occur simultaneously. As such, it supports which of the following theories of emotion?

A) Plutchik's
B) James-Lange
C) Cannon-Bard
D) Schachter and Singer's

Natalia has very few friends and doesn't feel very close to the few friends she has. She spends all of her free time with her husband but even feels disconnected from him much of the time. This scenario BEST describes:

A) interpersonal loss.
B) interpersonal role dispute.
C) interpersonal deficits.
D) interpersonal role transition.