Unit 13 Review // AP Psychology – Flashcards

Inflated estimates of the value of antidepressant drugs are in large part due to the fact that patient recovery often results from A) the therapeutic touch. B) the double-blind procedure. C) the placebo effect. D) meta-analysis. E) stress inoculation training.

Dr. Genscher believes that most psychological disorders result from chemical abnormalities. In her work as a therapist, Dr. Genscher is most likely to make use of A) psychosurgery. B) meta-analysis. C) systematic desensitization. D) drug therapies. E) transference.

With ________ , the therapist replaces a fearful response with a relaxation response. A) systematic desensitization B) free association C) aversive conditioning D) transference E) meta-analysis

Lynn has begun to buy small gifts for her therapist, and she feels extremely jealous of the time he spends with his other patients. To a psychoanalyst, this is most indicative of A) unconditional positive regard. B) the placebo effect. C) transference. D) therapeutic touch. E) free association.

Helping patients gain awareness of their unconscious conflicts and defensive behaviors is a major goal of both psychoanalysis and A) systematic desensitization. B) psychodynamic therapy. C) stress inoculation training. D) light exposure therapy. E) humanistic therapy.

Teaching people to stop blaming themselves for failures and negative circumstances beyond their control is of most direct concern to ________ therapists. A) psychoanalytic B) cognitive C) eclectic D) client-centered E) behavior

Repeatedly introducing people to things they fear and avoid is most characteristic of A) stress inoculation training. B) exposure therapies. C) behavior modification. D) rTMS. E) tardive dyskinesia.

Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of A) personality disorders. B) hallucinations. C) obsessions. D) depression. E) phobias.

Which drug sometimes helps patients exhibiting negative symptoms of schizophrenia such as apathy and withdrawal? A) Clozaril B) Prozac C) Xanax D) Lithium E) Paxil

Psychoanalytic techniques are designed primarily to help patients A) focus on their immediate conscious feelings. B) feel more trusting toward others. C) become aware of their repressed conflicts and impulses. D) develop greater self-esteem. E) overcome negative conditioned behaviors.

Reinforcing desired behaviors and withholding reinforcement for undesired behaviors is most central to the process of A) classical conditioning. B) light exposure therapy. C) behavior modification. D) progressive relaxation. E) systematic desensitization.

To understand his patients' repressed conflicts, Freud sought to identify the ________ of their dreams. A) neurogenesis B) virtual reality C) latent content D) spontaneous recovery E) systematic desensitization

The approach that has helped children with autism learn to function successfully in school involves A) operant conditioning. B) systematic desensitization. C) the double-blind procedure. D) family therapy. E) aversive conditioning.

Psychodynamic therapies try to understand patients' current symptoms by focusing on recurring patterns in their A) interpersonal relationships. B) conditioned behaviors. C) eating habits and drug use. D) self-blaming explanations. E) childhood experiences.

Clients often stay in touch with their psychotherapists only if satisfied with the treatment they received. This helps us understand why therapists A) typically take an eclectic approach to therapy. B) prefer client-centered therapy over other forms of treatment. C) interpret patients' transference early in the course of therapy. D) tend to overestimate the effectiveness of psychotherapy. E) believe that biomedical therapies are more effective in the long run.

Replacing a negative response with a positive response is to systematic desensitization as replacing a positive response with a negative response is to A) transference. B) operant conditioning. C) aversive conditioning. D) eclectic therapy. E) electroconvulsive therapy.

The practice of ________ is based on the application of operant conditioning principles. A) unconditional positive regard B) systematic desensitization C) free association D) behavior modification E) psychoanalysis

Instead of focusing on the cure of psychological disorders, ________ therapies seek to promote personal growth and self-fulfillment. A) psychodynamic B) biomedical C) behavior D) humanistic E) eclectic

Which of the following is the best description of behavior modification? A) Patients are helped to identify a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing experiences. B) Clients' illogical ways of thinking are vigorously challenged. C) Patients' actions are influenced by controlling the consequences of those actions. D) What a client says during the course of therapy is repeated or rephrased. E) Attention is focused on clients' positive and negative feelings toward their therapists.

Which of the following best illustrates a form of psychotherapy? A) systematic desensitization B) electroconvulsive therapy C) psychosurgery D) rTMS E) psychopharmacology

Psychoanalysts would suggest that resistance during therapy supports and maintains the process of A) meta-analysis. B) transference. C) free association. D) dream interpretation. E) repression.

Research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy indicates that: A) clients are generally satisfied with the effectiveness of therapy. B) clients' perceptions are the best evidence available for the effectiveness of therapy. C) clients tend to underestimate how much they have improved as a result of therapy. D) therapy is no more effective than talking to a friend. E) therapy is perceived as less effective than drug treatments.

Xanax and Ativan are ________ drugs. A) antidepressant B) antipsychotic C) mood-stabilizing D) antianxiety E) psychodynamic

The double-blind procedure involves A) the avoidance of eye contact between patient and therapist during free association. B) a procedure in which neither patients nor health care staff know whether a given patient is receiving a drug or a placebo. C) blocking anxiety-arousing material from consciousness during therapy. D) the simultaneous use of two or more therapeutic treatments in the hope that at least one will be effective. E) replacing a positive response to a harmful stimulus with a negative response.

In classical conditioning therapies, maladaptive symptoms are usually considered to be A) unconditioned stimuli. B) conditioned stimuli. C) unconditioned responses. D) conditioned responses. E) neutral stimuli.