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Therapies that directly affect the biological functioning of the body and brain are known as:

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biomedical therapies

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___ involves cutting into the brain to remove or destroy brain tissue for the purpose of relieving symptoms of mental disorders

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Psychosurgery

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The use of drugs to control or relieve the symptoms of psychological disorders is called:

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psychopharmacology

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In ___, no one person is seen as the problem

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family therapy

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___ group therapy can be effective for social anxiety disorder

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Cognitive-behavioral

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A warm and caring relationship between client and therapist, characterized by empathy and understanding, is called:

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the therapeutic alliance

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Who undertook one of the earliest studies into question of whether psychotherapy really works?

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Hans Eysenck

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In behavior therapy, the reduction of the undesired behavior is:

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easy to measure, but gaining insights, feelings of control, and self-worth are not easily evaluated

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Joy earns a gumball sticker for every chore she completes. She puts the stickers on her gumball chart. When the gumball chart is filled, Joy gets to choose a prize out of the prize boy. Joy's parents are using:

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a token economy

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Visual reality can be used to expose patents to ___ objects and situations

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phobic

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Anthony often gets angry and stomps off when things don't go his way. To help him learn to deal with his anger, his parents engage him in a game of Candy Land. They respond the way they would like to see Anthony respond when he loses a turn or is forced to move backward on the board. Anthony's parents are using a behavior modification technique called:

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modeling

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Joshua's sister had a bad day at school. As a result, she doesn't want to play with him. Joshua assumes she is angry with him Joshua is experiencing:

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personalization

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Rather than focusing on the behavior itself, ___ therapies focus on the distorted thinking and unrealistic beliefs that lead to maladaptive behavior

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cognitive

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The process in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an aversive stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior is called:

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aversion therapy

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___ therapies are action based rather than insight based

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behavior

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A common distortion in thought that can cause negative feelings and unrealistic beliefs in people is "jumping to conclusions." This is referred to as:

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arbitrary inference

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Dr. Phillipe Pinel is know for:

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personally unchaining the inmates at an asylum in Paris

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The first organized effort to do something with mentally ill persons began in:

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London

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The main goal of ___ therapy is to change disordered or inappropriate behavior directly

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action

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An insight therapy that emphasizes revealing unconscious conflicts, urges, and desires that may be causing mental disorders is called:

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psychoanalysis

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A therapy technique in which the therapist restates what the client says rather than interpreting the statements is known as:

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reflection

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When the therapist becomes a symbol of parental authority figure from the past, the patient is experiencing:

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transference

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A therapy style in which the therapist acts primarily as a sounding board is called ___ therapy

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nondirective

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Individuals who are extremely withdrawn or who suffer from psychotic symptoms are generally not good candidates for ___ treatment

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psychodynamic

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Who founded Gestalt therapy?

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Fritz Perls

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The method of free association was developed by:

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Josef Bruer

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Rather than focusing on unconscious, hidden conflicts, humanistic theorists focus on:

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conscious, subjective experiences of emotion and people's sense of self

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What problem can occur when the cultural or ethnic backgrounds of therapist and client are mismatched?

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The therapist may project his or her values onto the client, thus failing to achieve true empathy with the client's feelings

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Electroconvulsive therapy is still used to treat:

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severe depression

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___ drugs are used to treat symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, and other bizarre behavior

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antipsychotic

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The word ___ means "a place of safety."

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asylum

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Early treatments such as bloodletting, beatings, ice baths, and induced vomiting were all methods used to:

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cleanse the body of physical impurities so that the person's mind and soul could function more perfectly

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___ seem(s) to work better in group settings than psychoanalysis and cognitive-behavioral therapies

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Behavior therapies

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Dr. Stevens is treating a client with depression. During their sessions together, Dr. Stevens focuses on the client's relationships with friends, family and coworkers, as well as how the everyday events of the client's life affect his mood. Dr. Stevens is using ___ to treat his client

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interpersonal psychotherapy

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Which of the following is an advantage of group therapy?

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provides support from people who have similar or nearly identical problems

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Dr. JoAnn Difede, director of the Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies Program at Weill Cornell Medical College, adapted virtual reality therapy to:

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treat World Trade Center survivors

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