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A trained therapist who uses psychological techniques to assist someone to overcome excessive anxiety would generally be best described as a

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psychotherapist

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Schizophrenia is a disorder that is MOST likely to be treated with

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biomedical therapies

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Sigmund Freud introduced a form of psychotherapy known as

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psychoanalysis

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Psychoanalytic techniques are designed primarily to help patients

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become aware of their repressed conflicts and impulses.

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Psychoanalytic interpretation is designed to promote

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insight

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Which form of therapy is most likely to be described as expensive and time-consuming?

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psychoanalysis

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Humanistic therapists are most likely to

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emphasize the importance of self-awareness for psychological adjustment

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Which approach emphasizes the importance of providing patients with feelings of unconditional positive regard?

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client-centered therapy

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Client-centered therapists are most likely to

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restate and seek further clarification of what clients say during the course of therapy

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Repeatedly introducing people to things they fear and avoid is most characteristic of

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exposure therapies

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Systematic desensitization involves the use of

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progressive relaxation

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Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of

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phobias

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To treat nail biting, one can paint a patient's fingernails with a nasty-tasting nail polish. This procedure best illustrates

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aversive conditioning

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In which operant conditioning procedure are positive reinforcers given for desired behaviors?

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a token economy

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Mr. Quinones, a fifth-grade teacher, gives a blue plastic star to each student who achieves a high score on a math or spelling test. At the end of the semester, students can exchange their stars for prizes. Mr. Quinones' strategy illustrates an application of

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operant conditioning

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Teaching people to stop blaming themselves for failures and negative circumstances beyond their control is of most direct concern to ________ therapists

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cognitive

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Natasha claimed that her failure to get A's in all her courses meant she was incompetent. Her therapist calmly challenged this assertion, commenting, "By your mental calculations, well over 90 percent of all students are incompetent!" The therapist's response was most typical of a ________ therapist.

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cognitive

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Cognitive therapists are most likely to emphasize that emotional disturbances result from

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self-blaming and overgeneralized explanations of bad events.

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The belief that no person is an island is the fundamental assumption of

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family therapy

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Research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy indicates that

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clients are generally satisfied with the effectiveness of therapy.

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Clients' perceptions of the effectiveness of psychotherapy are often misleading because clients

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often need to convince themselves that they didn't waste their money on therapy

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Therapists' perceptions of the effectiveness of psychotherapy are likely to be misleading because

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clients typically emphasize their problems at the start of therapy and their well-being at the end of therapy

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Which phenomenon refers to the tendency for extraordinary or unusual events to be followed by more ordinary events?

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the placebo effect

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Students who receive unusually low scores on their first psychology test can reasonably anticipate ________ scores on their second psychology test

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somewhat higher

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The best psychotherapy outcome studies are randomized clinical trials comparing treatment groups with ________ groups

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control

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Which of the following is a procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies?

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meta-analysis

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Statistical summaries of psychotherapy outcome studies indicate that

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no single form of therapy proves consistently superior to the others

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Increasingly, insurer and government support for mental health services requires

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evidence-based practice

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Which of the following has been demonstrated to provide relief for those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder?

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light exposure therapy

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Three benefits attributed to all psychotherapies are

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hope, a new perspective, and a caring relationship

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Because she mistakenly thought that completing a diagnostic test was a therapeutic treatment for her anxiety disorder, Mrs. Shyam felt considerable relief for several weeks following the test. Mrs. Shyam's reaction best illustrates

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the placebo effect

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Immigrants from Asia would most likely experience difficulty as clients of American psychotherapists who emphasize the value of

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individualism

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Which therapeutic specialists are most likely to have received a Ph.D. degree in psychology?

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clinical psychologists

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A physician who specializes in the treatment of psychological disorders is called a

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psychiatrist

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Although Dr. Anderson uses systematic desensitization for the treatment of phobias, he prescribes antianxiety drugs as well. It is most likely that Dr. Anderson is a

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psychiatrist

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The double-blind technique involves

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a procedure in which neither patients nor health care staff know whether a given patient is receiving a drug or a placebo.

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Antipsychotic drugs have proved helpful in the treatment of

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schizophrenia

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Which of the following treatments is most likely to be used only with severely depressed patients?

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drug therapy

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Surgically cutting the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain is called

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a lobotomy

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Antidepressant drugs, a fresh perspective on his problems, and a strong therapeutic alliance all contributed to helping David recover from a major depressive disorder. An integrated understanding of David's recovery process is best provided by

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a biopsychosocial approach

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Aerobic exercise, adequate sleep, light exposure, and social engagement are important components of

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therapeutic life-style change

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