AP Psychology: Therapy: Progress Test 1 – Flashcards

Electroconvulsive therapy is most useful in the treatment of:

The technique in which a person is asked to report everything that comes to his or her mind is called _______; it is favored by ______ therapists.

Of the following categories of psychotherapy, which is known for its nondirective nature? A. Psychoanalysis B. Humanistic therapy C. Behavior therapy D. Cognitive therapy

Which of the following is not a common criticism of psychoanalysis? A. It emphasizes the existence of repressed memories B. It provides interpretations that are hard to disprove C. It is generally a very expensive process D. It gives therapists too much control over patients

Which of the following types of therapy does not belong with the others? A. Cognitive therapy B. Family therapy C. Self-help group D. Support group

Which of the following is not necessarily an advantage of group therapies over individual therapies? A. They tend to take less time for the therapist B. they tend to cost less money for the client C. They are more effective D. They allow the client to test new behaviors in a social context

Which biomedical therapy is most likely to be practiced today? A. Psychosurgery B. Electroconvulsive therapy C. Drug therapy D. Counterconditioning

The effectiveness of psychotherapy has been assessed both through clients' perspectives and through controlled research studies. What have such assessments found?

Which of the following best describes the results of the 30-year follow-up study of 500 Massachusetts boys who had been considered predelinquents? A. Predelinquent boys who received counseling had fewer problems as adults than untreated predelinquent boys B. Predelinquent boys who did not receive counseling had slightly fewer problems as adults than boys who received counseling. C. Predelinquent boys who underwent behavior therapy had fewer problems as adults than boys who underwent psychoanalysis. D. Predelinquent boys who underwent psychoanalysis had fewer problems as adults than boys who underwent behavior therapy

The results of meta-analysis of the effectiveness of different psychotherapies reveal that: A. No single type of therapy is consistently superior B. Behavior therapies are most effective in treating specific problems, such as phobias C. Cognitive therapies are most effective in treating depression emotions D. All of the above are true

the antipsychotic drugs appear to produce their effects by blockingthe receptor sites for:

Psychologists who advocate a _____ approach to mental health content that many psychological disorders could be prevented by changing the disturbed individual's _____.

An eclectic psychotherapist is one who:

The technique in whcih a therapist echoes and restates that a person says in a nondirective manner is called:

Unlike traditional psychoanalytic therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy:

The technique of systematic desensitization is based on the premise that maladaptive symptoms are:

The operant conditioning thecnique in which desired behaviors are rewared with points or poker chips that can later be exchanged for various rewars is called:

One variety of ______ therapy is based on the finding that depressed people often attribute their failures to ______

(Thinking Critically and text) A person can derive benefits from psychotherapy simply by believing in it. This illustrates the importance of:

Before 1950, the main mental health providers were:

Cognitive therapy (1)

Behavior therapy (2)

Systematic desensitization (3)

Cognitive-behavior therapy (4)

Client-centered therapy (5)

Regression toward the mean (6)

Aversive conditioning (7)

Psychoanalysis (8)

Preventive mental health (9)

Biomedical therapy (10)

Counterconditioning (11)