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DOLAREEN SUFFERS FROM CYNOPHOBIA, WHICH IS AN ABNORMAL FEAR OF DOGS. HER THERAPI

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Question

DOLAREEN SUFFERS FROM CYNOPHOBIA, WHICH IS AN ABNORMAL FEAR OF DOGS. HER THERAPIST IS TREATNG HER WITH SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION, WHICH MEANS THAT THE THERAPIST IS

A. REDUCING HER REAL- WORLD CONTACT WITH DOGS.

B. PAIRING RELAXATION WITH GRADUAL EXPOSURE TO DOGS

C. HYPNOTIZING HER TO BE UNAFRAID DO DOGS.

D. TRANSFERRING HER FEAR IF DOGS TO A FEAR CATS.

TWO SEPARATE QUESTONS

MARK HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SLEEPLESSNESS, IRRITABILITY, AND A SENSE OF INCREASED ENERGY FOR A WEEK. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN HE FEELS EUPHORIC FOR NO REASON AND HAS " RACIG" THOUGHS FOR A WEEK. HE MOST LIKELY SUFFERS FROM_____

A. MANIC EPISODES

B. PANIC ATTACKS

C. DYSTHYMIA

D. NARCISSISM

Explanation / Answer

Question-1:

B. PAIRING RELAXATION WITH GRADUAL EXPOSURE TO DOGS

Description:

In vivo or exposure therapy is considered the most effective treatment for cynophobia and involves systematic and prolonged exposure to a dog until the patient is able to experience the situation without an adverse response. This therapy can be conducted over several sessions or, as Dr. Lars-Göran Öst showed in a study done in 1988, can be done in a single multi-hour session

Question-2

Answer:

A. MANIC EPISODES

Description:

Manic Episodes are a part of Bipolar Disorder. Manic Episodes are some mood disorders are characterized by manic episodes, periods of abnormally high energy. Behavior may be diagnosed as a manic episode if: An abnormal and continuously elevated (happy or energetic) mood or an irritable mood occurs and lasts at least 5 days.