According to James Marcia, it is healthy (if not essential)…

According to James Marcia, it is healthy (if not essential) for an adolescent to pass through the identity _____________ stage, which involves a period of exploring different identities while not yet committing to any of them. In this stage, they experience an identity crisis.

According to James Marcia, it is healthy (if not essential)…

According to James Marcia, it is healthy (if not essential) for an adolescent to pass through the identity _____________ stage, which involves a period of exploring different identities while not yet committing to any of them. In this stage, they experience an identity crisis.

Abby suffers from schizophrenia. She believes there is a sec…

Abby suffers from schizophrenia. She believes there is a secret government plot to harm her, and that the TV set in her house contains a bugging device that allow secret government agents to spy on her. Although these things are not true, she firmly believes they are true.  Abby is experiencing the symptom referred to as:

Abby suffers from schizophrenia. She believes there is a sec…

Abby suffers from schizophrenia. She believes there is a secret government plot to harm her, and that the TV set in her house contains a bugging device that allow secret government agents to spy on her. Although these things are not true, she firmly believes they are true.  Abby is experiencing the symptom referred to as:

Emma refuses to go swimming with friends in a small freshwat…

Emma refuses to go swimming with friends in a small freshwater lake. She is terrified a shark will attack her. She also refuses to swim in a swimming pool because she is afraid a shark will suddenly appear and bite her. Although she exhibits this irrational fear, she is in touch with reality. Emma would most likely be classified as having _______________, which is a type of _________________disorder.

Emma refuses to go swimming with friends in a small freshwat…

Emma refuses to go swimming with friends in a small freshwater lake. She is terrified a shark will attack her. She also refuses to swim in a swimming pool because she is afraid a shark will suddenly appear and bite her. Although she exhibits this irrational fear, she is in touch with reality. Emma would most likely be classified as having _______________, which is a type of _________________disorder.

Jean’s fear of rejection keeps her from letting others see t…

Jean’s fear of rejection keeps her from letting others see the person she really is inside. She puts up a false front (facade personality) to ensure she will be liked by others. In the process, she is denying herself the right to be the person she really is inside. According to Rogers, Jean could be described as a(an) ______________ person.

Diego decided to undergo psychotherapy to help deal with his…

Diego decided to undergo psychotherapy to help deal with his compulsive fixation on playing video games.  During the course of therapy, he hopes to learn about factors in his psyche that are the underlying psychological causes of his gaming addiction.  However, the therapist is not focused on underlying motives but rather applying positive and negative consequences to help Diego stop engaging in compulsive gaming.  To the therapist, gaming addiction is a learned response, and with proper treatment can be unlearned.  What approach to therapy is described here?