What is the primary purpose behind the use of systematic desensitization in treatment for paraphilias?

a. To produce shame about the paraphiliac behavior
b. To switch orgasmic responses to a more socially acceptable source
c. To create a sense of relaxation during intense arousing situations
d. To decrease the sex drive without the use of drugs

c

Psychology

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Which of the following is true of Huntington's disease (HD)?

A) HD is characterized by a poverty of movement. B) HD can be cured using pallidotomy. C) People who develop HD at a younger age have shorter stretches of glutamine. D) HD is a hereditary disorder involving chromosome 4. E) HD involves degeneration of the mesolimbic DA system.

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Six-month-old Emir is sitting in his car seat and repeatedly saying "na-na-na-na." What is Emir doing?

A. babbling. B. telegraphing C. cooing. D. holophrasing.

Psychology