Reading Check 9 – Flashcards

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Colette received a surprisingly high grade on her first biology test. She failed to perform as well on her second test, even though she studied equally for both tests. Which of the following best explains Colette's deteriorating pattern of performance?
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regression toward the mean
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In one experiment, Asian-American clients were more likely to perceive counselor empathy if their counselor
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shared the clients' cultural values.
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Which form of psychotherapy is LEAST likely to occur in therapist-led small groups?
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psychoanalysis
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People often enter psychotherapy during a period of crisis in their lives. This helps us understand why they
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tend to overestimate the effectiveness of their psychotherapy
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Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from Prozac?
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Shannon, who feels helpless and apathetic and thinks her life is meaningless and worthless
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Which of the following therapists would most likely try to understand an adult's psychological disorder by exploring that person's childhood experiences?
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a psychoanalyst
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Which therapeutic approach emphasizes that people are often disturbed because of their negative interpretations of events?
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cognitive therapy
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Which form of therapy has most directly contributed to the sharp reduction in the number of residents in U.S. mental hospitals?
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drug therapy
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In promoting therapeutic life-style change, Stephen Ilardi and his colleagues note that human brains and bodies were designed for physical activity and
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social engagement
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Dr. Byrne is a clinical psychologist who often uses operant conditioning techniques to treat her clients. She also encourages them to modify their thought patterns, and on occasion she interprets their transference behaviors. Dr. Byrne's therapeutic approach would best be described as
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eclectic
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In one treatment for bed-wetting, the child sleeps on a liquid-sensitive pad that when wet, triggers an alarm and awakens the child. This treatment is a form of
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behavior therapy
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Transference refers to a client's
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expression toward a therapist of feelings linked with earlier life relationships.
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Dylan is a second-year undergraduate who feels so incompetent that he believes his life is worthless and hopeless. Dylan would profit the most from
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Beck's cognitive therapy.
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A common ingredient underlying the success of diverse psychotherapies is the
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client's expectation that psychotherapy will make things better
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