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Therapies directed at changing disordered behavior are referred to as

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action therapies

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Which of the following is the best example of biomedical therapy?

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use of antidepressants to treat depression

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Approximately how long ago were the first efforts made to treat the mentally ill with kindness, rather than subjecting them to harsh physical treatment?

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200 years ago

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Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by

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Sigmund Freud

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Freud believed one of the indications that he was close to discovering an unconscious conflict was when a patient became unwilling to talk about a topic. He referred to this response in the patient as

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resistance

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Which of the following individuals would be least likely to benefit from psychoanalysis?

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Kaleem, who suffers from a severe psychotic disorder

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The modern psychoanalyst provides guidance to the patient, asks questions, suggests helpful behaviors, and gives opinions and interpretations. This type of role for the therapist is described as a _____________ approach.

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directive

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What did Carl Rogers view as a cause of most personal problems and unhappiness?

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mismatch between an individual's ideal self and real self

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Which of the following was not one of the four key elements Rogers viewed as necessary for a successful person-therapist relationship?

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resistance

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What is a major goal of the Gestalt therapist?

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to help clients become more aware of their own feelings

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Which of the following is a limitation of humanistic therapy?

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There is not enough empirical research to support its basic ideas.

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In the aversion therapy technique known as rapid smoking the client takes a puff on a cigarette every five or six seconds so that the nicotine now produces unpleasant responses such as nausea and dizziness, so that eventually the cigarette itself produces a sensation of nausea in the client. In the terms of classical conditioning, the cigarette functions as the ________ and the nicotine is the ___________.

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CS; UCS

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Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object?

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systematic desensitization

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In a token economy, what role does the token play in shaping behavior?

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The tokens are used to reinforce the desired behavior.

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What is an advantage of using operant conditioning in treating undesirable behaviors?

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The results are usually quickly obtained.

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Which of the following is one of the criticisms of behavior therapy?

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It only relieves some symptoms of schizophrenia but does not treat the overall disorder

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What is the goal of cognitive therapy?

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to help people change their ways of thinking

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Which of these clients is the most likely candidate for Aaron Beck's form of cognitive therapy?

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Barbara, who suffers from depression

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Which approach assumes that disorders come from illogical, irrational cognitions and that changing the thinking patterns to more rational, logical ones will relieve the symptoms of the disorder?

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cognitive-behavioral

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According to Albert Ellis, we become unhappy and depressed about events because of

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our irrational beliefs

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Which of the following is the best example of an irrational belief that a therapist rational-emotive behavioral therapy would challenge you to change?

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Everyone should love and approve of me and if they don't, there must be something wrong with me

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Which of the following is an advantage of cognitive and cognitive-behavioral therapies?

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They are less expensive and short-term than typical insight therapies.

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An advantage to group therapy is that groups

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are a source of social support

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In family therapy, the therapist would most likely

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focus on the entire family system to understand the problem.

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Which of the following is not true about self-help support groups?

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Currently, only a limited number of self-help groups operate in the United States.

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__________ is a controversial form of therapy in which the client is directed to move the eyes rapidly back and forth while thinking of a disturbing memory.

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Eye-movement desensitization reprocessing

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Most psychological professionals today take a(n) ______ view of psychotherapy.

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elective

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The most important aspect of a successful psychotherapy treatment is

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the relationship between the client and the therapist.

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Studies that have examined cultural and ethnic factors in the therapeutic relationship have found that

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members of minority racial or ethnic groups drop out of therapy at a higher rate than

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Which of the following has not been found to be a barrier to effective psychotherapy when the cultural backgrounds of client and therapist are different?

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severity of the disorder

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Antipsychotic drugs treat symptoms such as

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hallucinations, delusions, and bizarre behavior.

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In what way is the new class of antidepressants known as the SSRIs an improvement over the older types of antidepressants?

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They have fewer side effects.

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For which disorder was electroconvulsive therapy originally developed as a treatment?

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schizophrenia

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Which of the following is the appropriate definition of psychosurgery?

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surgery that is performed on brain tissue to relieve or control severe psychological disorders

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