Question 1

Describe the various ways that people enter therapy.

Accepted Answer

Many people decide to consult a therapis

Question 2

What experience of reliving past, repressed feelings is believed to be a method of gaining insight?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What experience of reliving past, repressed feelings...

Question 3

How can transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) be used to treat depression?

Accepted Answer

TMS involves having a clinician place an

Question 4

Proponents of seatbelt laws are attempting to practice

Accepted Answer

A)  legislative prevention. 
B)  primary prevention. 
C)  secondary prevention. 
D)  tertiary prevention 
A)  legislative prevention. 
B)  primary prevention. 
C)  secondary prevention. 
D)  tertiary prevention

Question 5

The goal of _______ is for to clients acquire anxiety responses to stimuli that they have been finding too attractive.

Accepted Answer

A)  flooding 
B)  drug therapy 
C)  humanistic therapy 
D)  aversion therapy 
A)  flooding 
B)  drug therapy 
C)  humanistic therapy 
D)  aversion therapy

Question 6

Cognitive-behavioral therapies have proved very effective for treating _____.

Accepted Answer

depression, social anxiety dis

Question 7

Ellis theorized that some people's __________ assumptions guide them to act and react in ways that are inappropriate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ellis theorized that some people's __________ assumptions...

Question 8

According to one meta-analysis study by Smith et al. (1977), which percentage describes how much better off someone is who receives therapy compared to an untreated control patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  45% 
B)  60% 
C)  75% 
D)  85% 
A)  45% 
B)  60% 
C)  75% 
D)  85%

Question 9

Ronald is a new member of the self-help group Alcoholics Anonymous (AA ). Over the past few weeks Ronald has discovered that many other people have similar problems and this realization that he is not alone is helping him through his recovery. Which of the following "curative" features of group therapy is Ronald responding to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guidance 
B)  Group cohesiveness 
C)  Universality 
D)  Catharsis 
A)  Guidance 
B)  Group cohesiveness 
C)  Universality 
D)  Catharsis

Question 10

Which of the following types of therapy is most effective at treating generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychodynamic therapy 
B)  Humanistic therapy 
C)  Cognitive-behavioral therapy 
D)  Drug therapy 
A)  Psychodynamic therapy 
B)  Humanistic therapy 
C)  Cognitive-behavioral therapy 
D)  Drug therapy

Question 11

ECT is one available treatment for

Accepted Answer

A)  depression. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  personality disorders 
A)  depression. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  personality disorders

Question 12

How can specific upsetting thoughts contribute to abnormal functioning?

Accepted Answer

Cognitions or automatic thoughts that ar

Question 13

What percent of clinical psychologists offer some form of group therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Very few - less than five percent. 
B)  Some - between 10-15%. 
C)  Quite a few - nearly one-third. 
D)  Most - more than half. 
A)  Very few - less than five percent. 
B)  Some - between 10-15%. 
C)  Quite a few - nearly one-third. 
D)  Most - more than half.

Question 14

What must be understood in order for cognitive therapy to be effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Speed of human thought 
B)  Content of human thought 
C)  How transference occurs 
D)  How classical conditioning works 
A)  Speed of human thought 
B)  Content of human thought 
C)  How transference occurs 
D)  How classical conditioning works

Question 15

Around one-third of depressed people who are treated with Beck's cognitive approach improve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the list of feared objects or situations that are used in systematic desensitization called?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the list of feared objects...

Question 17

The primary action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is to _____ of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease the availability 
B)  increase the availability 
C)  stop the production 
D)  simulate a synthetic substance that mimic the effects of 
A)  decrease the availability 
B)  increase the availability 
C)  stop the production 
D)  simulate a synthetic substance that mimic the effects of

Question 18

The effects of aversion therapy are typically short-lived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Research suggests that psychodynamic therapies seem to be the most effective of all treatments for specific phobias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the characteristics of Gestalt therapy.

Accepted Answer

Guides clients to self-recogni

Describe the various ways that people enter therapy.

What experience of reliving past, repressed feelings is believed to be a method of gaining insight?

How can transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) be used to treat depression?

Proponents of seatbelt laws are attempting to practice

The goal of _______ is for to clients acquire anxiety responses to stimuli that they have been finding too attractive.

Cognitive-behavioral therapies have proved very effective for treating _____.

Ellis theorized that some people's __________ assumptions guide them to act and react in ways that are inappropriate.

According to one meta-analysis study by Smith et al. (1977), which percentage describes how much better off someone is who receives therapy compared to an untreated control patient?

Which of the following types of therapy is most effective at treating generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder?

ECT is one available treatment for

How can specific upsetting thoughts contribute to abnormal functioning?

What percent of clinical psychologists offer some form of group therapy?

What must be understood in order for cognitive therapy to be effective?

Around one-third of depressed people who are treated with Beck's cognitive approach improve.

What is the list of feared objects or situations that are used in systematic desensitization called?

The primary action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is to _____ of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.

The effects of aversion therapy are typically short-lived.

Research suggests that psychodynamic therapies seem to be the most effective of all treatments for specific phobias.

Describe the characteristics of Gestalt therapy.

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Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Describe the various ways that people enter therapy.

What experience of reliving past, repressed feelings is believed to be a method of gaining insight?

How can transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) be used to treat depression?

Proponents of seatbelt laws are attempting to practice

The goal of _______ is for to clients acquire anxiety responses to stimuli that they have been finding too attractive.

Cognitive-behavioral therapies have proved very effective for treating _____.

Ellis theorized that some people's __________ assumptions guide them to act and react in ways that are inappropriate.

According to one meta-analysis study by Smith et al. (1977), which percentage describes how much better off someone is who receives therapy compared to an untreated control patient?

Which of the following types of therapy is most effective at treating generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder?

ECT is one available treatment for

How can specific upsetting thoughts contribute to abnormal functioning?

What percent of clinical psychologists offer some form of group therapy?

What must be understood in order for cognitive therapy to be effective?

Around one-third of depressed people who are treated with Beck's cognitive approach improve.

What is the list of feared objects or situations that are used in systematic desensitization called?

The primary action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is to _____ of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.

The effects of aversion therapy are typically short-lived.

Research suggests that psychodynamic therapies seem to be the most effective of all treatments for specific phobias.

Describe the characteristics of Gestalt therapy.

Psychology: Yesterday and Today

Psychology As a Science

Human Development

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

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Learning

Memory

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Psychological Disorders

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