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 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 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 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?  

Alfred Adler’s personality theory asserts that people are motivated primarily by:

‘Normal depression’ differs from major depressive disorder in that ‘normal depression:’

‘Normal depression’ differs from major depressive disorder in that ‘normal depression:’

According to Albert Ellis, when experiencing intense emotional turmoil caused by stress, the most effective coping strategy would be to:

Nira is a deeply unhappy person.  Her psyche is dominated by negative emotions which sometimes cause her to engage in unproductive behaviors.  Nira’s mind automatically interprets things from a negative perspective.  Her psychotherapist listens closely to the things she says when describing her miserable life then begins to identify specific faulty assumptions in Nira’s mind that cause the negative emotions and unproductive behaviors.  The therapist actively confronts Nira on the faults in how her mind interprets life events and then offers strategies on how to avoid automatic negative assumptions.  What approach to psychotherapy is described here?

According to Freud, what is the main function of the ego?