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Electroconvulsive therapy is most useful in the treatment of;

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depression

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The technique in which a person is asked to report everything that to his or her mind is called _________and is favored by ___________ therapists

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Free association; psycholanalytic

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Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of psychoanalysis?

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it gives therapists too much control over the patient

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Which of the following is NOT necessarily an advantage of group therapies over individual?

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they are more effective

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

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Whereas clients perception strongly affirm the effectiveness of psychotherapy, studies point to more modest results

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy aims to

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alter the way people think and act

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psychologist who advocate a________approach to mental health contend that many psychological disorders could be prevented by changing the disturbed individuals _____

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preventative; environment

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the technique in which a therapist echoes and restates what a person says in a non-directive manner is called

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active listening

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

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conditioned responses

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the operant conditioning technique in which desired behaviors are rewarded with points or poker chips that can later be exchanged for various rewards is called

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A token economy

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a person can derive benefits from psychotherapy simply by believing in it. this illustrates the importance of;

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The placebo effect

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during psychoanalysis, Jane has developed strong feelings of hatred for her therapist. The analyst interprets Jane's behavior in the terms of a ________ of her feelings toward her father

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transference

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given that Jim's therapist attempts to help him by offering genuineness, acceptance and empathy. she is probably practicing

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client-centered therapy

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After mike dropped a pass in an important football game he became depressed and vowed to quit the teams because of his athletic incompetence. The campus psychologist used gentle questioning to reveal to mike that his thinking was irrational: "his incompetence had earned him an athletic scholarship. They psychologist's response is most typical of a _________ therapist

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Cognitive

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seth enters therapy to talk about osme issues that have been upsetting him. The therapist prescribes some medication to help him. the therapist is MOST likely a;

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psychiatrist

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Sarah is startled when her therapist says that she needs to focus on eliminating her problem behavior rather than gaining insight into its underlying cause. Most likely Sara has consulted a ______ therapist

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behavior

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To help him overcome his fear of flying, Toms therapist has him construct a hierarchy of anxiety-triggering stimuli and then learn to associate each with a state of deep relaxation. Tom's therapist is using the technique called

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systematic desensitization

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Ben is a cognitive-behaviroal therapist. Compared with Rachel, who is a behavior therapist, Ben is more likely to

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Address the clients attitudes as well as behavior

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Lindas doctor prescribes medication that blocks the activity of dopamine in her nervous system evidently, linda is being treated with an ________ drug

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anticonvulsive

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Logans doctor prescribes medication that increases the availability of norepinephrine or serotonin in his nervous system. Evidently, Logan is being treated with an________

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antidepressant

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in concluding her talk on "psychology today" ashley states that;

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With advances in psychopharmocology, psychosurgery has been abandoned

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which type of psychotherapy would be most likely to use the interpretation of dreams as a technique for bringing unconscious feeling into awareness

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psychodynamic therapy

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during a session with her psychoanalyst, Heather hesitates while describing a highly embarrassing throughout. in the psychoanalytic framework, this is an example of.

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resistance

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to help sam quit smoking, his therapist blew a blast of smoke into sam's face each time sam inhale. Which technique is the therapist using;

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aversive conditioning

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a close friend who for years has suffered from wintertime depression is seeking your advice regarding the effectiveness of light exposure therapy. What should you tell your friend?

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it might be worth a try. there is some evidence that the light exposure produces relief

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a relative wants to know which type of therapy work best. you should tell your relative that;

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no one type of therapy is consistently the most successful

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A psychotherapist who believes the best way to treat psychological disorders is to prevent them from developing would be most likely to view disordered behavior as;

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an understandable response to a stressful social conditions

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A psychiatrist has diagnosed a patient as having bipolar disorder. it is likely that she will prescribe

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lithium

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Of the following therapists who would be most likely to interpret a persons psychological problems in terms of repressed impulses

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psychoanalyst

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a patient in a hospital receives poker chips for making her bed, being punctual at meal times, and maintaining her physical appearance. The poker chips can be exchanged for privileges, such as TV, snacks, and magazines. This is an example of the

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behavior therapy technique called token economy

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