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Cheryl spends four hours every day in the shower, scrubbing her skin raw with a loofa brush for fear that she is contaminated with urine or feces. She sees a cognitive-behavioral therapist for treatment. The cognitive-behavioral therapist is most likely to write which note about Cheryl's case?
 
  a. Guarding against own unacceptable urges; uses reaction formation as a general defense..
 b. Engages in superstitious behavior; probably associating hand washing with some previous situation where it led to reinforcement..
  c. Neurotransmitters not functioning properly; needs medication..
 d. Need to correct dysfunctional beliefs in order to reduce anxiety over cleanliness..

Question 2

Cognitive-behaviorists propose obsessive-compulsives repeat behaviors in order to ____.
 
  a. reduce anxiety
 b. eliminate threats systemically
 c. get in touch with their inner self
  d. understand the world



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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