Question 1

Approximately _____ of couples in couples therapy display improved marital functioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-fourth 
B)  one-third 
C)  half 
D)  two-thirds 
A)  one-fourth 
B)  one-third 
C)  half 
D)  two-thirds

Question 2

What are the 3 types of prevention related to community mental health treatment? Describe how they differ.

Accepted Answer

Primary prevention consists of efforts t

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of therapies is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who receive therapy are better off than 75% of people in the non-treatment control group. 
B)  Therapy is effective in the short term, but tends to wear off in about 6 months. 
C)  It is very difficult to study the effectiveness of therapeutic outcomes because of patient confidentiality. 
D)  People in therapy improve about 1/3rd of the time. 
A)  People who receive therapy are better off than 75% of people in the non-treatment control group. 
B)  Therapy is effective in the short term, but tends to wear off in about 6 months. 
C)  It is very difficult to study the effectiveness of therapeutic outcomes because of patient confidentiality. 
D)  People in therapy improve about 1/3rd of the time.

Question 4

Describe aversion therapy and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Instance when a therapist help

Question 5

According to family systems theory,

Accepted Answer

A)  families are often disrupted by the maladaptive behavior of an individual member. 
B)  families actively conspire to make one person the scapegoat for all of the family's problems. 
C)  many of the problems in modern society are caused by a breakdown of the traditional family system. 
D)  for one family member to change, the family system must be changed. 
A)  families are often disrupted by the maladaptive behavior of an individual member. 
B)  families actively conspire to make one person the scapegoat for all of the family's problems. 
C)  many of the problems in modern society are caused by a breakdown of the traditional family system. 
D)  for one family member to change, the family system must be changed.

Question 6

In systematic desensitization,

Accepted Answer

A)  clients are exposed to high amounts of whatever they are afraid of. 
B)  clients move through a fear hierarchy while practicing relaxation. 
C)  clients are conditioned to replace previously pleasant responses with unpleasant responses from the same stimulus. 
D)  clients are given tokens which can later be exchanged for reinforcers. 
A)  clients are exposed to high amounts of whatever they are afraid of. 
B)  clients move through a fear hierarchy while practicing relaxation. 
C)  clients are conditioned to replace previously pleasant responses with unpleasant responses from the same stimulus. 
D)  clients are given tokens which can later be exchanged for reinforcers.

Question 7

Which of the following types of therapy is most effective at treating specific phobias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychodynamic therapy 
B)  Behavior therapy 
C)  Humanistic therapy 
D)  Drug therapy 
A)  Psychodynamic therapy 
B)  Behavior therapy 
C)  Humanistic therapy 
D)  Drug therapy

Question 8

Today's clinicians may also combine ______ approaches when treating particular disorders.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Today's clinicians may also combine ______ approaches...

Question 9

When therapists demonstrate appropriate behavior to clients and then ask the clients to imitate it and rehearse it, this is called

Accepted Answer

A)  successive approximations. 
B)  modeling. 
C)  token economy. 
D)  social skills training. 
A)  successive approximations. 
B)  modeling. 
C)  token economy. 
D)  social skills training.

Question 10

Describe and give an example of a second- wave cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Accepted Answer

These approaches help clients to accept

Question 11

In skillful frustration, therapists intentionally provoke clients in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  generate catharsis. 
B)  identify irrational thought patterns. 
C)  help clients gain insight into their own manipulative behavior. 
D)  produce transference. 
A)  generate catharsis. 
B)  identify irrational thought patterns. 
C)  help clients gain insight into their own manipulative behavior. 
D)  produce transference.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about psychodynamic therapy is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experiencing catharsis will create lasting changes in a person. 
B)  Resistance is an undesirable event and should be avoided. 
C)  In order for lasting insight to be gained, a client must examine the same issues over and over again. 
D)  Psychodynamic therapy is as effective as most other forms of psychotherapy. 
A)  Experiencing catharsis will create lasting changes in a person. 
B)  Resistance is an undesirable event and should be avoided. 
C)  In order for lasting insight to be gained, a client must examine the same issues over and over again. 
D)  Psychodynamic therapy is as effective as most other forms of psychotherapy.

Question 13

All of the following are problems with the behavioral approach EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no evidence that people acquire psychological disorders because of improper conditioning. 
B)  Improvements in a controlled environment such as a lab might not generalize to real-world settings. 
C)  It is difficult to test empirically. 
D)  The behaviorist view does not take the complexity of behavior into account. 
A)  There is no evidence that people acquire psychological disorders because of improper conditioning. 
B)  Improvements in a controlled environment such as a lab might not generalize to real-world settings. 
C)  It is difficult to test empirically. 
D)  The behaviorist view does not take the complexity of behavior into account.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the features of all therapies, according to Jerome Frank?

Accepted Answer

A)  A warm, supportive environment to foster healing. 
B)  A sufferer who seeks relief from a healer. 
C)  A trained, socially accepted healer. 
D)  A series of contacts between the healer and sufferer to produce change. 
A)  A warm, supportive environment to foster healing. 
B)  A sufferer who seeks relief from a healer. 
C)  A trained, socially accepted healer. 
D)  A series of contacts between the healer and sufferer to produce change.

Question 15

Which condition(s) can be treated with aversion therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-mutilation 
B)  Smoking 
C)  Sexual deviance 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Self-mutilation 
B)  Smoking 
C)  Sexual deviance 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

The goal of behavioral therapy is to identify the client's ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  specific problem-causing behaviors and to replace them with more adaptive behaviors 
B)  unconscious childhood conflicts and repressed memories 
C)  source of motivation for self-actualization 
D)  abnormal brain functioning 
A)  specific problem-causing behaviors and to replace them with more adaptive behaviors 
B)  unconscious childhood conflicts and repressed memories 
C)  source of motivation for self-actualization 
D)  abnormal brain functioning

Question 17

Describe the technique of "working through".

Accepted Answer

Psychodynamic therapists and t

Question 18

______ antipsychotic drugs are not as likely to produce unpleasant and dangerous effects as traditional antipsychotic drugs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ antipsychotic drugs are not as likely...

Question 19

Clients who have severe psychological disorders such as schizophrenia are more likely to work with a psychologist than psychiatrist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is a consequence of maladaptive behavior that may be learned through operant conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learned consequences are associated with pain. 
B)  Learned consequences are associated with pleasure. 
C)  Learned consequences are associated with discomfort. 
D)  Learned consequences are associated with anxiety. 
A)  Learned consequences are associated with pain. 
B)  Learned consequences are associated with pleasure. 
C)  Learned consequences are associated with discomfort. 
D)  Learned consequences are associated with anxiety.

Approximately _____ of couples in couples therapy display improved marital functioning.

What are the 3 types of prevention related to community mental health treatment? Describe how they differ.

Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of therapies is true?

Describe aversion therapy and provide an example.

According to family systems theory,

In systematic desensitization,

Which of the following types of therapy is most effective at treating specific phobias?

Today's clinicians may also combine ______ approaches when treating particular disorders.

When therapists demonstrate appropriate behavior to clients and then ask the clients to imitate it and rehearse it, this is called

Describe and give an example of a second- wave cognitive-behavioral therapy.

In skillful frustration, therapists intentionally provoke clients in order to

Which of the following statements about psychodynamic therapy is TRUE?

All of the following are problems with the behavioral approach EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT one of the features of all therapies, according to Jerome Frank?

Which condition(s) can be treated with aversion therapy?

The goal of behavioral therapy is to identify the client's ______.

Describe the technique of "working through".

______ antipsychotic drugs are not as likely to produce unpleasant and dangerous effects as traditional antipsychotic drugs.

Clients who have severe psychological disorders such as schizophrenia are more likely to work with a psychologist than psychiatrist.

Which of the following is a consequence of maladaptive behavior that may be learned through operant conditioning?

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Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Approximately _____ of couples in couples therapy display improved marital functioning.

What are the 3 types of prevention related to community mental health treatment? Describe how they differ.

Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of therapies is true?

Describe aversion therapy and provide an example.

According to family systems theory,

In systematic desensitization,

Which of the following types of therapy is most effective at treating specific phobias?

Today's clinicians may also combine ______ approaches when treating particular disorders.

When therapists demonstrate appropriate behavior to clients and then ask the clients to imitate it and rehearse it, this is called

Describe and give an example of a second- wave cognitive-behavioral therapy.

In skillful frustration, therapists intentionally provoke clients in order to

Which of the following statements about psychodynamic therapy is TRUE?

All of the following are problems with the behavioral approach EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT one of the features of all therapies, according to Jerome Frank?

Which condition(s) can be treated with aversion therapy?

The goal of behavioral therapy is to identify the client's ______.

Describe the technique of "working through".

______ antipsychotic drugs are not as likely to produce unpleasant and dangerous effects as traditional antipsychotic drugs.

Clients who have severe psychological disorders such as schizophrenia are more likely to work with a psychologist than psychiatrist.

Which of the following is a consequence of maladaptive behavior that may be learned through operant conditioning?

Psychology: Yesterday and Today

Psychology As a Science

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