Exam 13: Therapies

A therapist offers his patient unconditional positive regard, values the patient, and shows acceptance by reflecting the patient's statements. The therapist is using ________ therapy.

Family therapy is a form of ________ therapy.

Hank's therapist asks him to engage in an imaginary conversation with his dead mother in order to resolve his feelings of sadness about her death. Hank's therapist is probably a ________ therapist.

Steve is 21 years old and has never gone on a date. His parents are concerned and take him to see a therapist. The therapist sits Steve on a couch and tells him to lie down and relax. The therapist sits behind Steve and asks him to say whatever comes into his head. Steve eventually talks about his fear of women, which leads him to think about his early experiences with women: his mother, her friends, his teachers, and so on. Steve is using ________.

The drug ________ is used to treat depression.

Token economies and behavioral contracting are techniques used by ________ therapists.

The "empty chair technique" was first developed and used by ________ therapists.

Describe the general roles of behavior therapies. Also, identify three types of behavior therapy and describe their goals, techniques, and effectiveness.

Biological treatments are preferred when the patient is ________.

Showing a client how his or her irrational and self-defeating beliefs are causing problems is most characteristic of ________ therapy.

Which of the following treatments is least likely to be used today?

Each of the following is a type of cognitive therapy except ________.

Hank's therapist asks him to engage in an imaginary conversation with his dead mother in order to resolve his feelings of sadness about her death. Hank's therapist is using the ________ technique.

If you wanted to treat severe depression that was not responding to drugs or psychotherapy, you would be most likely to succeed by using ________.

The delivery of health care over the Internet or other electronic means is known as ________.

Token economies are usually employed in institutions like schools and hospitals.

In psychoanalysis, the goal of an analyst's interpretation of a patient's feelings is to ________.

The effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs supports the notion that schizophrenia is linked to ________.

Penny goes to a therapist who tells her that her problems derive from external controls, male-dominated cultural norms, and inappropriate sex roles. Her therapist is probably a ________ therapist.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a particularly well-known ________ group.