Question 1

Relaxing one muscle group after another until one achieves a completely relaxed state of comfort is called ________ relaxation.

Accepted Answer

progressive

Question 2

Cognitive therapies would be most likely to encourage depressed clients to

Accepted Answer

stop blaming themselves for negative circumstances beyond their control.

Question 3

People often enter psychotherapy during a period of crisis in their lives. This helps us understand why they Select one: A. claim to receive the most effective treatment from highly experienced clinicians. B. prefer behavior therapies over other forms of treatment.  C. seldom block anxiety-laden thoughts from consciousness. D. tend to overestimate the effectiveness of their psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

D

Question 4

Prozac is an antidepressant drug that partially blocks the reabsorption and removal of ________ from synapses.

Accepted Answer

serotonin

Question 5

In treating alcohol use disorder, therapists have clients consume alcohol that contains a nausea-producing drug. This technique is known as

Accepted Answer

aversive conditioning.

Question 6

Two counterconditioning techniques for replacing unwanted responses are

Accepted Answer

aversive conditioning and exposure therapy.

Question 7

Compared with first-generation antipsychotic drugs such as chlorpromazine, newer-generation antipsychotic drugs such as risperidone and olanzapine have ________ side effects and work best for those with _______ symptoms of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

fewer; severe

Question 8

Which therapeutic approach relies most heavily on patients\' discovering their own ways of effectively dealing with their difficulties?

Accepted Answer

client-centered therapy

Question 9

Antianxiety drugs are most likely to be used in combination with exposure therapy to treat

Accepted Answer

posttraumatic stress disorder.

Question 10

The process of systematic desensitization is most likely to require patients to

Accepted Answer

construct a list of anxiety-triggering situations.

Question 11

An integrative therapy that aims to modify both self-defeating thinking and maladaptive actions is known as

Accepted Answer

cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Question 12

Xanax and Ativan are ________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

antianxiety

Question 13

Behavioral conditioning therapies have achieved especially favorable results in the treatment of

Accepted Answer

phobias

Question 14

The best outcome studies for evaluating the effectiveness of psychotherapy typically use

Accepted Answer

randomized clinical trials.

Question 15

Reinforcing desired behaviors and withholding reinforcement for undesired behaviors is most central to the process of

Accepted Answer

behavior modification.

Question 16

Most self-help and support groups focus on ________ illnesses.

Accepted Answer

stigmatized

Question 17

To reduce a patient\'s fear of certain medical procedures, a therapist repeatedly paired the sight of a hypodermic needle that triggered a learned fear response with the taste of chocolate that triggered an unlearned sense of pleasure. The therapist was most clearly using a technique involving

Accepted Answer

classical conditioning.

Question 18

The least-used biomedical intervention for changing thoughts and behavior is

Accepted Answer

psychosurgery

Question 19

The treatment of serious psychological disorders with prescribed medications or medical procedures that directly influence the nervous system is called

Accepted Answer

biomedical therapy.

Question 20

Which form of therapy has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder?

Accepted Answer

cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 21

Research has shown that clients\' level of satisfaction with psychotherapy Select one: A. depends on whether they received individual treatment or group therapy. B. depends on whether they were treated with cognitive therapy or behavior therapy. C. is unrelated to the level of training and experience of their therapists. D. depends on whether they were treated by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker.

Accepted Answer

C

Question 22

Humanistic therapists are likely to teach clients to

Accepted Answer

take more responsibility for their own feelings and actions.

Question 23

Systematic desensitization involves replacing a negative response to a harmless stimulus with a positive response, whereas ________ involves replacing a positive response to a harmful stimulus with a negative response.

Accepted Answer

aversive conditioning

Question 24

In classical conditioning therapies, maladaptive symptoms are usually considered to be

Accepted Answer

conditioned responses.

Question 25

Empathic understanding of the patient\'s subjective experiences is a major goal of

Accepted Answer

client-centered therapy.

Question 26

A procedure that trains people to make new responses to stimuli that currently trigger unwanted responses is called

Accepted Answer

counterconditioning

Question 27

A common ingredient underlying the success of diverse psychotherapies is the Select one: A. length of time the client spends in psychotherapy.  B. professional training and experience of the therapist. C. client\'s expectation that through psychotherapy things will get better. D. escape from real-life pressures offered by psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

C

Question 28

Tardive dyskinesia is often associated with long-term use of drugs that occupy certain ________ receptor sites.

Accepted Answer

dopamine

Question 29

According to psychoanalysts, resistance refers to the

Accepted Answer

blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material during therapy.

Question 30

The treatment of psychological disorders with prescription drugs, electrical stimulation of the brain, or brain surgery is called

Accepted Answer

biomedical therapy.

Question 31

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are frequently prescribed for the treatment of

Accepted Answer

depression

Question 32

Systematic desensitization is based on the idea that ________ in fear-provoking situations can gradually eliminate anxiety.

Accepted Answer

relaxation

Question 33

Training people to actively dispute their own self-defeating ideas best illustrates

Accepted Answer

cognitive therapy.

Question 34

Electroconvulsive therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of

Accepted Answer

depression

Question 35

Psychological disorders that can be overcome with techniques such as counterconditioning are most likely to be treated with

Accepted Answer

psychotherapy

Question 36

Which of the following is a type of exposure therapy?

Accepted Answer

systematic desensitization

Question 37

A central therapeutic technique of psychoanalysis is

Accepted Answer

free association.

Question 38

Which of the following procedures is associated with some memory loss for the treatment period but no apparent brain damage?

Accepted Answer

electroconvulsive therapy

Question 39

Which treatment procedure involves the application of repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain?

Accepted Answer

rTMS

Question 40

In which approach to therapy do psychotherapists expect that patients are often motivated to resist discussing anxiety-laden material?

Accepted Answer

psychoanalysis

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