Question 1

This treatment involves a therapist using psychological techniques to assist someone seeking help.

Accepted Answer

psychotherapy

Question 2

_____ strive to boost self-fulfillment by helping people grow in self-awareness and self-acceptance.

Accepted Answer

Humanistic Therapist

Question 3

_____ is a behavior therapy procedure that uses classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors.

Accepted Answer

counterconditioning

Question 4

This is a widely practiced integrative therapy which aims not only to alter the way people think, but also to alter the way they act.

Accepted Answer

cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 5

Although group therapy does not provide the same degree of therapist involvement as individual therapy it does provide all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

it is easier to schedule an appointment for.

Question 6

Classical psychoanalysts are especially interested in:

Accepted Answer

interpreting the meaning of clients\' resistance to therapeutic procedures.

Question 7

_____ therapists have attempted to reduce the inner conflicts that are impeding natural developmental growth by providing clients with new insights.

Accepted Answer

humanistic

Question 8

To help Jacob overcome his smoking habit, a therapist puts him in a room with a carton of cigarettes laced with a chemical to induce nausea. He displays images of the dangers of smoking both on the walls and on a television set. This approach to treatment best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

aversive conditioning.

Question 9

Cognitive therapists are most likely to:

Accepted Answer

emphasize the importance of clients\' personal interpretations of life events.

Question 10

Except for traditional _____, most therapies may also occur in small groups.

Accepted Answer

psychoanalysis

Question 11

Angelina is suffering from depression. Once a week she sees a therapist and with the therapist\'s help she has begun to explore her past experiences and how they might have contributed to her depression. In addition, Angelina\'s therapist has Angelina begin to adopt new ways of thinking about the current events in her life. Angelina\'s therapist is more than likely using which type of therapy?

Accepted Answer

psychotherapy

Question 12

_____ emphasized the importance of active listening in the process of psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

Carl Rogers

Question 13

To help Adam reduce his fear of dogs, a therapist encourages him to physically relax and imagine that he is walking toward a friendly and harmless little dog. The therapist\'s technique best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

systematic desensitization.

Question 14

You recognize that depressed people do not exhibit the same self-serving bias common in nondepressed people. You are most likely a _____ therapist.

Accepted Answer

cogntive

Question 15

Nancy\'s therapist is an active listener who often paraphrases what she says. He does not judge her and is quite open to her exploration of her weaknesses. He gives her appropriate validation and encourages her to reflect on her feelings. He wants to deepen her self-understanding. Her therapy is most likely _____.

Accepted Answer

client-centered (humanistic)

Question 16

This therapy progressively exposes people to simulations of their greatest fears, such as airplane flying, spiders, or public speaking.

Accepted Answer

virtual reality exposure therapy

Question 17

You recognize that depressed people do not exhibit the same self-serving bias common in nondepressed people. You are most likely a:

Accepted Answer

cognitive therapist.

Question 18

Humanistic therapists refer to those in therapy as:

Accepted Answer

clients

Question 19

Unconditional positive regard is a caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude, which this therapist believed to be conducive to developing self-awareness and self-acceptance.

Accepted Answer

Carl Rogers

Question 20

A token economy incorporates _____ to modify behaviors by reinforcing desired behaviors with tokens that can be exchanged for various treats.

Accepted Answer

operant conditioning procedures

Question 21

Marlow is suffering from schizophrenia. In addition to medication, Marlow sees a therapist once a week to help him re-socialize and modify his maladaptive behaviors. Marlow\'s therapist is most likely using what approach?

Accepted Answer

eclectic

Question 22

Given a nonjudgmental, grace-filled environment that provides _____, people may accept their worst traits and feel valued and whole.

Accepted Answer

unconditional positive regard

Question 23

The aim of Freud\'s therapy was to:

Accepted Answer

bring a patient\'s repressed feelings into conscious awareness.

Question 24

Carlos is suffering from bipolar disorder, a disorder where Carlos\' mood shifts between periods of depression, periods of mania, and normal functioning. To help control the symptoms of his disorder, Carlos takes medication regularly. Carlos most likely sees a therapist who specializes in what type of therapy?

Accepted Answer

biomedical therapy

Question 25

The introduction of therapeutic drugs and community-based treatment programs in the _____ helped to empty large mental hospitals as well as mark an era of improved treatments.

Accepted Answer

1950s

Question 26

To help Jacob overcome his smoking habit, a therapist puts him in a room with a carton of cigarettes laced with a chemical to induce nausea. He displays images of the dangers of smoking both on the walls and on a television set. This approach to treatment best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

aversive conditioning.

Question 27

To help Kyle reduce his fear of dogs, a therapist encourages him to physically relax and imagine that he is walking toward a friendly and harmless little dog. The therapist\'s technique best illustrates _____.

Accepted Answer

systematic desensitization

Question 28

It is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapy because:

Accepted Answer

testimonials from former patients can be misleading.

Question 29

_____ therapy is empirically supported for treating bed-wetting.

Accepted Answer

behavioral

Question 30

_____ is the cultural belief that gives priority to personal desires and identity.

Accepted Answer

individualism

Question 31

With or without treatment, about _____ had symptom improvement according to Eysenck\'s research.

Accepted Answer

two-thirds

Question 32

All of the following have been successfully treated with cognitive therapy EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

phobias

Question 33

The MOST effective psychotherapists seem to be those who:

Accepted Answer

establish an empathic, caring relationship with their clients.

Question 34

Researchers randomly assign people on a waiting list to therapy or no therapy in _____ clinical trials.

Accepted Answer

randomized

Question 35

Therapy is likely to be most effective when a client\'s problem is:

Accepted Answer

clear-cut.

Question 36

The most effective psychotherapists are those who establish a(n) _____, caring relationship with their clients

Accepted Answer

empathic

Question 37

Since Eysenck\'s study, numerous studies have been conducted to look at the effectiveness of psychotherapy; generally, these studies suggested what about the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Those that sought therapy were more likely to improve than those that did not.

Question 38

Your therapist believes in using only empirically supported therapies for treating your depression. She will probably use:

Accepted Answer

cognitive therapy.

Question 39

For the last three months, Selma has been seeing her therapist weekly. She may be feeling much better because:

Accepted Answer

of all of the reasons listed may have been effective in her therapeutic treatment.

Question 40

Catherine has been in therapy for 2 years, but her last session is today. If you ask her next month how effective her psychotherapy was, she is likely to _____ its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

overestimate

Question 41

As a parent, you are skeptical of treatments that sound too good to be true. When you arrive at the psychologist\'s office, you ask about what is the empirically supported treatment for bed-wetting as your 6-year-old son has been having difficulties. You learn that _____ is the empirically supported treatment.

Accepted Answer

behavior modification or conditioning therapies.

Question 42

Antipsychotic medications, such as Thorazine, help deal with symptoms associated with _____, or the split with reality commonly seen with schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

psychosis

Question 43

This treatment was originally performed without a general anesthetic and muscle relaxant prior to treatment.

Accepted Answer

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Question 44

This medication was originally used to treat epilepsy and is also found effective in the control of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder.

Accepted Answer

Depakote

Question 45

After three sessions of ECT each week for 2 to 4 weeks, _____ percent or more people suffering from severe depression improve markedly.

Accepted Answer

80

Question 46

The double-blind technique is most likely to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of _____.

Accepted Answer

drug therapies

Question 47

Today, Ellen is going to the mental health clinic for a new treatment. During the procedure her brain will be exposed to repeated pulses of magnetic energy. This type of treatment is known as:

Accepted Answer

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS).

Question 48

_____ therapy is a type of treatment that physically changes the brain\'s functioning.

Accepted Answer

biomedical

Question 49

ECT was first introduced in _____.

Accepted Answer

1938

Question 50

_____ was originally used to treat epilepsy and is also found effective in the control of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder.

Accepted Answer

depatoke

Question 51

A patient recently admitted to the hospital is complaining of auditory hallucinations. She might be treated with:

Accepted Answer

Thorazine.

Question 52

If a patient suffers uncontrollable seizures, physicians can destroy specific nerve clusters that cause or transmit the convulsions. This best illustrates a procedure known as:

Accepted Answer

psychosurgery.

Question 53

Antipsychotic drugs are to _____ as a cork is to a _____.

Accepted Answer

dopamine receptors; bottle

Question 54

Mel and her doctor are trying to decide which medication Mel should use to reduce her psychotic symptoms. Her doctor told her that the first-generation dopamine-blocking drugs can have side effects such as:

Accepted Answer

twitches and tremors.

Question 55

After 3 days of taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), Dennis is disappointed because he is not feeling any better. However, it generally may take up to _____ for this type of antidepressant to reach full effect.

Accepted Answer

4 weeks

Question 56

Although developed to treat depression, _____ have also proven successful in treating numerous other disorders.

Accepted Answer

antidepressants

Question 57

Systematic desensitization is a form of:  a. aversive conditioning. b. exposure therapy. c. resistance. d. electroconvulsive therapy.

Accepted Answer

b. exposure therapy.

Question 58

Which type of therapy most often uses virtual reality technology?  a. light exposure therapy b. psychodynamic therapy c. humanistic therapy d. exposure therapy

Accepted Answer

d. exposure therapy

Question 59

Several years after his wife\'s death, Mr. Sanchez remains incapacitated by feelings of guilt and sadness. To reduce Mr. Sanchez\'s depression, a therapist is actively encouraging him to stop blaming himself for his inability to prevent his wife\'s death. The therapist\'s approach is MOST representative of:  a. systematic desensitization. b. psychoanalysis. c. cognitive therapy. d. client-centered therapy.

Accepted Answer

c. cognitive therapy.

Question 60

A therapist follows an eclectic approach and believes in using these two research-supported therapies for treating a client\'s depression.  a. cognitive-behavior therapy and humanistic therapy b. psychodynamic therapy and cognitive-behavior therapy c. exposure therapy and cognitive-behavior therapy d. humanistic therapy and behavior modification

Accepted Answer

b. psychodynamic therapy and cognitive-behavior therapy

Question 61

For the last three months, Selma has been seeing her therapist weekly. Which is most likely NOT a reason she is feeling much better?  a. Her therapist maintains a professional distance. b. Her therapist is empathic and she feels he cares about her. c. She has been given a new perspective. d. She has more hope.

Accepted Answer

a. Her therapist maintains a professional distance.

Question 62

Medical doctors who prescribe medications for individuals with serious psychological disorders are:  a. counseling psychologists. b. psychiatrists. c. clinical psychologists. d. psychiatric social workers.

Accepted Answer

b. psychiatrists.

Question 63

The patient Dr. Patel admitted to the unit has paranoid schizophrenia. Her orders call for 150 mg of Seroquel and 1-2 mg of this antianxiety medication to relax the patient. This medication is:  Clozaril. Thorazine. Ativan. Risperdal.

Accepted Answer

Ativan

Question 64

_____ is a type of treatment that physically changes the brain\'s functioning.  a. Biomedical therapy b. Systematic desensitization c. Cognitive-behavioral therapy d. Counterconditioning

Accepted Answer

a. Biomedical therapy

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