Exam 9: Gender Roles, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation

The originator of a surgical technique intended to reduce violence learned that it was not always successful when one of his patients shot him.

There is a treatment for severe depression in which an electric current strong enough to induce seizures is passed through the head.

A token economy is a classical conditioning procedure.

The effects of antidepressant drugs appear to be modest at best.

Aaron Beck's therapy methods help clients detect self-defeating thoughts.

Each of the following is a Gestalt exercise EXCEPT ______.

Lying around in your reclining chair and fantasizing can be an effective way of confronting your fears.

Psychodynamic theories focus on ______ conflicts and ______ processes.

Antianxiety drugs can lead to ______.

Unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathic understanding are essential to ______.

______ saw dreams as disowned parts of the personality.

Clients would be most likely to be instructed to pay attention to their facial expressions and body language when they discuss certain concerns as an integral part of ______.

______ therapists draw on the principles and techniques of multiple approaches to therapy, combining and adjusting techniques to best meet the needs of their clients.

Beck used the "cognitive triad" to explain what ______ people experience.

Describe the goals and methods of Beck's cognitive therapy.

According to ______ therapies, psychological problems reflect early childhood experiences and internal, often unconscious conflicts.

The goal of psychoanalysis is to provide clients with ______.

Elwood goes to his therapist for treatment of his extreme fear of heights. The therapist takes him to the rooftop of a 40-story office building and has him stand there until his fear dissipates. This technique is known as ______.

Some psychotherapists tell their clients precisely what to do.

Cognitive therapists tend to focus on ______.