Melanie is playing happily on a jungle gym at her daycare center when she falls off and badly scrapes her knee. She runs to her caregiver for a consoling hug. Melanie seeks ______

Elena is a psychotherapy client who has a phobia of dogs. Her therapist is teaching her a relaxation response that she will be able to substitute for the fear response when she is near a dog. This technique is characteristic of

a) Jung's approach to therapy. b) systematic desensitization. c) psychoanalysis. d) humanistic psychotherapy.

Your 42-year-old uncle has been very health-conscious for many years. He runs and exercises with weights and thinks that he can eat like he always has. What would you tell him with regard to BMR?

a. BMR declines as a function of exercise. b. BMR does not play a role in weight gain. c. BMR naturally increases, so he is correct. What he eats will be burned quickly. d. BMR naturally decreases beginning at age 25 and he will likely be gaining weight if he does not reduce his intake of calories.