Lisa is an ill-behaved little girl. She pulls people's hair, shouts and stomps her feet, and refuses to share her toys. Skinner would argue that in order to understand her aggression, we must
A) look at her environment to see what elicits aggression and how it is rewarded.
B) examine her relationship to her parents and find out if she feels rejected by them.
C) do blood tests to see if she has some sort of chemical imbalance.
D) search for structural abnormalities in her brain.
E) determine whether her Electra complex has been resolved.
A
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Nancy tends to be a perfectionist, is excessively concerned
about making errors, and perceives criticism where none exists. Even when she is successful, her distorted thinking leads her to think she has failed. Nancy will most likely develop a. a somatic symptom disorder, according to the psychodynamic view. b. acute stress disorder, according to the behavioral view. c. a social phobia, according to the cognitive view. d. a depressive neurosis, according to the humanistic-existential view.
All of the following are characteristics common to specific phobias EXCEPT a. strong and persistent anxiety related to a specific object or situation
b. significant attempts by the anxious individual to avoid the phobic situation. c. recognition by the person with the phobia that the anxiety is excessive or unreasonable. d. Chronically decreased arousal of the autonomic nervous system.