____ involves intense and persistent fear triggered by specific objects or situations.The fear reaction is excessive.Most individuals with phobias realize that their reactions are excessive or unreasonable, but this realization does not reduce the phobic response.

What is the benefit of personality tests in psychological assessment?

a. The same stimuli are used every time the test is given. b. It is more useful to assess personality than specific behaviors. c. People are generally unable to describe their own personalities. d. They do not have to be administered and interpreted by trained clinicians.

What did Freud mean by displacement?

a. Trying to argue that your actions were justified b. Returning to the behavior of an earlier stage in life c. Diverting a behavior toward a less threatening target d. Going to the opposite extreme to cover up an undesirable quality