Chapter 13 Psy – Flashcards
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. In the late 1700s, ______ began reforming the conditions in asylums to make them more humane.
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Philliippe Pinel
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___________ therapies aim to increase awareness of one's self and environment.
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Insight
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Biomedical therapies do NOT include:
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behavior therapy
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Dr. Smith is a psychodynamic therapist. Her colleague, Dr. Jones practices person-centered therapy. Both doctors, though, believe that the goal of therapy is to encourage awareness of inner conflicts, defenses, and motives. Both Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones are therefore ____________ therapists.
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insight
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Behavior therapy is a type of _____ therapy that _____.
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psychological; uses learning principles
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________ is the therapeutic technique developed by _________. The goal of this type of therapy is to help patients gain insight.
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Psychoanalysis; Sigmund Freud
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Jenny has just finished describing one of her dreams to her therapist. Her therapist tells her to say anything and everything that comes to her mind. Jenny's therapist is using the technique of:
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free association
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Humanistic therapy began as a reaction to:
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psychoanalysis
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The therapist MOST closely associated with the humanistic movement is:
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Carl Rogers
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Compared with psychoanalysis, humanistic therapy is ________ likely to focus on the present rather than the past. and ____________likely to focus on the conscious rather than the unconscious mind.
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more; more
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Person-centered therapy is one type of _________ therapy.
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humanistic
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Person-centered therapists are ______; that is, they follow the client's lead during the session.
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nondirective
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The aim of _________ therapy is to replace maladaptive behaviors by applying learning principles.
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behavior
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Exposure + anxiety hierarch = ____________.
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systematic desensitization
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_________ therapy associates an unpleasant state, such as nausea, with an unwanted behavior, such as drinking alcohol.
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Aversion
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Cognitive therapists believe that psychological disorders reflect:
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distortions in thinking.
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Reinforcing desirable behaviors and punishing undesirable known is known as:
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behavior modification.
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A token economy applies ____ to modify behavior by reinforcing desired behaviors with tokens that can be exchanged for various treats.
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operant conditioning
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Operant conditioning is to classical conditioning as _________ is to _________.
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the token economy; aversion therapy
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Cognitive therapist believe that psychological disorders reflect:
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distortions in thinking
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Becca seems to see things in black-and-white extremes. A cognitive therapist would suspect that Becca is prone to:
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dichotomous thinking
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Aaron Beck is to Albert Ellis as ______ therapy is to _______ therapy.
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cognitive; rational-emotive behavior
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Both cognitive therapy and rational-emotive behavior therapy are sometimes called _____ therapy.
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cognitive behavioral
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Medication for psychological disorders is generally prescribed by _______, who have _______ degrees.
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psychiatrists; M.D.
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Kelly is currently being treated for severe major depression. She is NOST likely to be prescribed a(n):
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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
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Weight gain, hot flashes, chills, insomnia, and nausea are potential side effects of the use of ______ to treat depression.
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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
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Traditional and atypical antipsychotics are used to treat:
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schizophrenia
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Mood stabilizers are used to treat ____ disorder
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bipolar
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Collectivist cultures include _____ cultures.
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American Indian and Latin American
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Most often group therapy session involve ________ members.
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3 to 10
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Compared with individual therapy, group therapy is __________ effective.
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just as
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Improving conflict management and communication skills is one of themain objectives of:
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couples therapy.
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About _________ of all psychotherapy client show clinically significant improvement after 21 sessions.
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½
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Ms. Murdoch is undergoing therapy for generalized anxiety disorder through a combination of videoconferences and chat sessions with her therapist. Ms. M. is receiving:
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e-therapy
