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A technique that assumes it is impossible to be relaxed and anxious at the same time is 

Maury is in therapy because he is very frightened of his father and feels tongue-tied around him.  After a few months, he begins to feel frightened of his therapist also.  According to Freud, this would be an example of 

Jane is conducting a study on sensory perception. She is interested in understanding the smallest amount of sugar concentration in a solution that participants can detect. After conducting several trials, she determines that participants can reliably detect a change in sugar concentration when it increases by at least 10%. Which concept from sensory psychology is Jane likely investigating in her study?

__________ is a controversial disorder marked by the apparent manifestation within one person of two or more distinct personalities, each with its own name and traits. 

Carol experiences a continuous state of anxiety marked by feelings of worry and dread, apprehension, difficulties in concentration, and signs of motor tension.  According to the DSM, this disorder is called

After surviving a commuter train derailment, Justin experienced frequent, vivid thoughts and images of the accident for several months.  He also had problems sleeping and was irritable and withdrawn.  Justin is suffering from

“If a response is followed by a pleasurable consequence, it will tend to be repeated. If a response is followed by an unpleasant consequence, it will tend not to be repeated.” This is a statement of ___________.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning correlations?

__________ consist of ambiguous pictures, sentences, or stories that the test taker interprets or completes. 

For a patient receiving a blood transfusion, which observation should be reported immediately to the healthcare provider?