Question 1

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior therapists have historically placed little emphasis on measuring therapeutic outcomes. 
B)  Behavior therapies can make important contributions in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and hyperactivity. 
C)  Insight therapists generally can measure progress more precisely than behavior therapists because of the nature of their therapeutic goals. 
D)  The evidence for the effectiveness of insight therapy is stronger than the evidence for the effectiveness of behavior therapy. 
A)  Behavior therapists have historically placed little emphasis on measuring therapeutic outcomes. 
B)  Behavior therapies can make important contributions in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and hyperactivity. 
C)  Insight therapists generally can measure progress more precisely than behavior therapists because of the nature of their therapeutic goals. 
D)  The evidence for the effectiveness of insight therapy is stronger than the evidence for the effectiveness of behavior therapy.

Question 2

Behavior therapies appear to be particularly effective in the treatment of all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings of discontent. 
B)  obsessive compulsive disorder. 
C)  phobias. 
D)  sexual dysfunction. 
A)  feelings of discontent. 
B)  obsessive compulsive disorder. 
C)  phobias. 
D)  sexual dysfunction.

Question 3

A therapist cures a man of his sexual attraction to children by pairing pictures of children with painful electric shocks. The procedure being used here is

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  aversion therapy. 
C)  extinction. 
D)  social skills training. 
A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  aversion therapy. 
C)  extinction. 
D)  social skills training.

Question 4

All of the following are Freudian techniques to bring unconscious material to consciousness EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  free association. 
B)  analysis of transference. 
C)  dream analysis. 
D)  directed confrontation. 
A)  free association. 
B)  analysis of transference. 
C)  dream analysis. 
D)  directed confrontation.

Question 5

Which of the following disorders would be LEAST likely to be treated by psychiatrists?

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia 
B)  mood disorder 
C)  anxiety disorder 
D)  marital problems 
A)  schizophrenia 
B)  mood disorder 
C)  anxiety disorder 
D)  marital problems

Question 6

Freud believed that psychological disorders are caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  current stressful situations in one's life. 
B)  inconsistency between one's self-concept and reality. 
C)  unconscious conflicts left over from early childhood. 
D)  maladaptive patterns of thinking established in childhood. 
A)  current stressful situations in one's life. 
B)  inconsistency between one's self-concept and reality. 
C)  unconscious conflicts left over from early childhood. 
D)  maladaptive patterns of thinking established in childhood.

Question 7

Systematic desensitization is a technique based on

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental conditioning. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  aversive conditioning. 
A)  instrumental conditioning. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  aversive conditioning.

Question 8

Which of the following is the MOST complete and accurate list of professionals who provide psychotherapy services?

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical and counseling psychologists 
B)  clinical and counseling psychologists, and psychiatrists 
C)  clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social workers 
D)  clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and psychiatric nurses 
A)  clinical and counseling psychologists 
B)  clinical and counseling psychologists, and psychiatrists 
C)  clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social workers 
D)  clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and psychiatric nurses

Question 9

What do psychoanalytic, client-centered, and cognitive therapies have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all deal with psychotic problems. 
B)  They all stress insight into the self. 
C)  They all require an M.D. degree to practice. 
D)  They all use drugs as part of the treatment. 
A)  They all deal with psychotic problems. 
B)  They all stress insight into the self. 
C)  They all require an M.D. degree to practice. 
D)  They all use drugs as part of the treatment.

Question 10

Compared to traditional antipsychotic drugs, the newer atypical antipsychotic drugs

Accepted Answer

A)  seem to produce more severe side effects, but they work much more quickly. 
B)  are more effective in treating the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. 
C)  can be used to treat depression and anxiety, in addition to schizophrenia. 
D)  seem to produce fewer unpleasant side effects. 
A)  seem to produce more severe side effects, but they work much more quickly. 
B)  are more effective in treating the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. 
C)  can be used to treat depression and anxiety, in addition to schizophrenia. 
D)  seem to produce fewer unpleasant side effects.

Question 11

The side effect associated with taking traditional antipsychotic drugs that is characterized by chronic tremors and involuntary spastic movements is

Accepted Answer

A)  infindibular recidivism. 
B)  tardive dyskinesia. 
C)  tachycardia palpitations. 
D)  MAO inhibition. 
A)  infindibular recidivism. 
B)  tardive dyskinesia. 
C)  tachycardia palpitations. 
D)  MAO inhibition.

Question 12

Social skills training utilizes the techniques of

Accepted Answer

A)  classical and operant conditioning. 
B)  relaxation training and shaping. 
C)  modeling, behavioral rehearsal, and shaping. 
D)  cognitive therapy and modeling. 
A)  classical and operant conditioning. 
B)  relaxation training and shaping. 
C)  modeling, behavioral rehearsal, and shaping. 
D)  cognitive therapy and modeling.

Question 13

Gil has a psychological disorder, and his doctor has prescribed an antipsychotic drug to reduce the severity of Gil's symptoms. In this case, Gil's therapist is most likely treating him for

Accepted Answer

A)  panic disorder. 
B)  mild depression. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
A)  panic disorder. 
B)  mild depression. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 14

Valium and Xanax are

Accepted Answer

A)  antidepressant drugs. 
B)  benzodiazepines. 
C)  antipsychotic drugs. 
D)  MAO inhibitors. 
A)  antidepressant drugs. 
B)  benzodiazepines. 
C)  antipsychotic drugs. 
D)  MAO inhibitors.

Question 15

Lange tells his therapist: "My whole world is a mess and nobody cares for me or is concerned about what happens to me." Lange's therapist knows that he has many friends who are concerned about him, but she tells him: "I understand why you might feel that way right now, and it must be difficult for you to deal with your feelings of abandonment." In this interaction, Lange's therapist is displaying the quality that Carl Rogers termed

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditional positive regard. 
B)  genuineness. 
C)  clarification. 
D)  empathy. 
A)  unconditional positive regard. 
B)  genuineness. 
C)  clarification. 
D)  empathy.

Question 16

Therapy that involves pairing a stimulus that leads to an undesirable behavior with an unconditioned stimulus that is unpleasant is

Accepted Answer

A)  biofeedback training. 
B)  systematic desensitization. 
C)  reverse countertransference. 
D)  aversion therapy. 
A)  biofeedback training. 
B)  systematic desensitization. 
C)  reverse countertransference. 
D)  aversion therapy.

Question 17

Modeling, behavioral rehearsal, and shaping are the major tools of

Accepted Answer

A)  insight-rehearsal training. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy. 
C)  cognitive restructuring. 
D)  social skills training. 
A)  insight-rehearsal training. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy. 
C)  cognitive restructuring. 
D)  social skills training.

Question 18

Frank has just been to a therapist who prescribed an antianxiety medication. Frank should expect to experience some relief from his symptoms of anxiety

Accepted Answer

A)  within 24 hours of taking the drug for the first time. 
B)  almost immediately after taking the drug for the first time. 
C)  only after 1-2 weeks of taking the prescribed amount of the drug. 
D)  only after 6-8 weeks of taking the prescribed amount of the drug. 
A)  within 24 hours of taking the drug for the first time. 
B)  almost immediately after taking the drug for the first time. 
C)  only after 1-2 weeks of taking the prescribed amount of the drug. 
D)  only after 6-8 weeks of taking the prescribed amount of the drug.

Question 19

In the rich diversity of psychodynamic approaches to therapy available today, recent research reviews suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  transference still plays a role, but not interpretation. 
B)  free association no longer plays a role. 
C)  interpretation still plays a role, but not transference. 
D)  interpretation, resistance, and transference still play key roles. 
A)  transference still plays a role, but not interpretation. 
B)  free association no longer plays a role. 
C)  interpretation still plays a role, but not transference. 
D)  interpretation, resistance, and transference still play key roles.

Question 20

At times, individuals decide to terminate therapy at a time the therapist feels is premature and at a point when therapy is about to make significant progress. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  interpretation. 
B)  repression. 
C)  transference. 
D)  resistance. 
A)  interpretation. 
B)  repression. 
C)  transference. 
D)  resistance.

Exam 29: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Part 1

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Behavior therapies appear to be particularly effective in the treatment of all of the following EXCEPT

A therapist cures a man of his sexual attraction to children by pairing pictures of children with painful electric shocks. The procedure being used here is

All of the following are Freudian techniques to bring unconscious material to consciousness EXCEPT

Which of the following disorders would be LEAST likely to be treated by psychiatrists?

Freud believed that psychological disorders are caused by

Systematic desensitization is a technique based on

Which of the following is the MOST complete and accurate list of professionals who provide psychotherapy services?

What do psychoanalytic, client-centered, and cognitive therapies have in common?

Compared to traditional antipsychotic drugs, the newer atypical antipsychotic drugs

The side effect associated with taking traditional antipsychotic drugs that is characterized by chronic tremors and involuntary spastic movements is

Social skills training utilizes the techniques of

Gil has a psychological disorder, and his doctor has prescribed an antipsychotic drug to reduce the severity of Gil's symptoms. In this case, Gil's therapist is most likely treating him for

Valium and Xanax are

Therapy that involves pairing a stimulus that leads to an undesirable behavior with an unconditioned stimulus that is unpleasant is

Modeling, behavioral rehearsal, and shaping are the major tools of

Frank has just been to a therapist who prescribed an antianxiety medication. Frank should expect to experience some relief from his symptoms of anxiety

In the rich diversity of psychodynamic approaches to therapy available today, recent research reviews suggest that

At times, individuals decide to terminate therapy at a time the therapist feels is premature and at a point when therapy is about to make significant progress. This is an example of

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