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To reduce a patient’s fear of certain medical procedures, a therapist repeatedly paired the sight of a hypodermic needle that triggered a learned fear response with the taste of chocolate that triggered an unlearned sense of pleasure. The therapist was most clearly using a technique involving 

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are the ________ of inappropriate behaviors, and negative symptoms are the ________ of appropriate behaviors. 

Psychosurgery involves 

Systematic desensitization involves 

A disorder in which a person loses contact with reality and experiences irrational ideas and disordered perceptions is 

When a health care provider deviates from the recognized standard of care in the treatment of a patient.

Being required to answer for one’s actions is termed:

A law made by administrative agencies appointed by the president or governor describes:

Permission obtained from a patient to have a test or procedure performed: 

All laws that affect the individual rather than the whole society: