Question 1

In group therapy, the ____ essentially function(s) as the "therapist."

Accepted Answer

A)  leader chosen by participants of the group 
B)  therapist 
C)  participants of the group 
D)  therapist along with the participants of the group 
A)  leader chosen by participants of the group 
B)  therapist 
C)  participants of the group 
D)  therapist along with the participants of the group

Question 2

Earl is an extremely aggressive child who often hits other children when he can't get his own way. Earl is now seeing a behavioral therapist who has discussed appropriate ways of interacting with peers, and has shown Earl several videotapes of children resolving conflicts in nonaggressive ways. Earl has also engaged in "role play," during which the therapist has provided corrective feedback and positive reinforcement. In this case, the therapist is using

Accepted Answer

A)  social skills training to develop Earl's ability to interact with his peers. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy to develop Earl's ability to interact with his peers. 
C)  aversion therapy to develop Earl's ability to interact with his peers. 
D)  systematic desensitization to develop Earl's ability to interact with his peers. 
A)  social skills training to develop Earl's ability to interact with his peers. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy to develop Earl's ability to interact with his peers. 
C)  aversion therapy to develop Earl's ability to interact with his peers. 
D)  systematic desensitization to develop Earl's ability to interact with his peers.

Question 3

According to Rogers, personal distress occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious conflicts threaten to rise to the surface of conscious awareness. 
B)  a person engages in negative thinking. 
C)  there is incongruence between a person's self-concept and reality. 
D)  a person is lacking in self-control. 
A)  unconscious conflicts threaten to rise to the surface of conscious awareness. 
B)  a person engages in negative thinking. 
C)  there is incongruence between a person's self-concept and reality. 
D)  a person is lacking in self-control.

Question 4

A client in psychoanalysis has been arriving late for sessions, acting hostile to the analyst, and making up dreams. This is MOST likely

Accepted Answer

A)  transference. 
B)  frustration. 
C)  resistance. 
D)  projection. 
A)  transference. 
B)  frustration. 
C)  resistance. 
D)  projection.

Question 5

Joseph Wolpe launched behavior therapy in 1958 with his description of

Accepted Answer

A)  aversion therapy. 
B)  social skills training. 
C)  the token economy. 
D)  systematic desensitization. 
A)  aversion therapy. 
B)  social skills training. 
C)  the token economy. 
D)  systematic desensitization.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major categories of psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  biomedical therapies 
B)  emotion therapies 
C)  behavior therapies 
D)  insight therapies 
A)  biomedical therapies 
B)  emotion therapies 
C)  behavior therapies 
D)  insight therapies

Question 7

The first step in the process of systematic desensitization is to

Accepted Answer

A)  train in deep muscle relaxation. 
B)  build an anxiety hierarchy. 
C)  relax while visualizing a fearful stimulus. 
D)  achieve successive goals approximations. 
A)  train in deep muscle relaxation. 
B)  build an anxiety hierarchy. 
C)  relax while visualizing a fearful stimulus. 
D)  achieve successive goals approximations.

Question 8

Your friend is interested in becoming a psychologist and wants to specialize in working with the most severe mental health problems, what specialty is she MOST likely to choose?

Accepted Answer

A)  counseling psychologist 
B)  clinical psychologist 
C)  school psychologist 
D)  research psychologist 
A)  counseling psychologist 
B)  clinical psychologist 
C)  school psychologist 
D)  research psychologist

Exam 29: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Part 1

In group therapy, the ____ essentially function(s) as the "therapist."

According to Rogers, personal distress occurs when

A client in psychoanalysis has been arriving late for sessions, acting hostile to the analyst, and making up dreams. This is MOST likely

Joseph Wolpe launched behavior therapy in 1958 with his description of

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major categories of psychotherapy?

The first step in the process of systematic desensitization is to

Your friend is interested in becoming a psychologist and wants to specialize in working with the most severe mental health problems, what specialty is she MOST likely to choose?

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