Exam 29: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Part 1

Dr. Guralski believes that most psychological disorders are a result of negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs. Knowing this, you might expect that Dr. Guralski's bookshelves contain a large number of books written by

A psychotherapist who participates in complex verbal interactions with clients in order to enhance clients' understanding of themselves and their problems would be classified as

Clive is a clinical psychologist and his sister Grace is a psychiatrist. The main difference between these two professionals would be the fact that Clive would

A form of behavior therapy in which a distasteful stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits an undesirable response is

Which of the following is NOT among the common factors shared by various approaches to therapy?

Which of the following is a behavior therapy?

William has just been to a therapist who prescribed an antidepressant medication. William should expect to experience a noticeable reduction in his symptoms of depression

Using theory and research to better understand the positive, adaptive, creative, fulfilling aspect of human nature is know as

Which form of therapy attempts to get clients to forgive those who have wronged them?

George has been in psychotherapy for several months. When he first started therapy George had a very positive relationship with his therapist. However, over the past two weeks he has shown increasing hostility, and he often yells and becomes threatening when his therapist offers her interpretations of the things that George says during therapy. According to Freud, George's behavior may be

Jimmy has been in psychotherapy for several months, but during the last few sessions he has been distracted and inattentive. When his therapist asks him to describe any dreams he has had recently, Jimmy insists that he doesn't remember any of his dreams. According to Freud, Jimmy's behavior may be a sign of

People delay in seeking treatment for mental disorders. In a recent study (Wang et. al 2005) researchers discovered that the median delay in seeking treatment for depression was

A behavior therapist's major concern in treating an abnormal behavior would be to discover

The most important aspect of group therapy is that group members

According to Beck, which types of thought processes tend to produce depression?

Your psychology professor tells you that in her private practice she considers herself to be a behavior therapist, accordingly she is most likely to argue that pathological behaviors

John suffers from chronic anxiety. He tends to worry constantly and is uncomfortable in a wide variety of situations. He decides to seek therapy. John put considerable thought into what he wants to gain from therapy. John's primary goal is to simply reduce the level of anxiety and tension he is experiencing. Based on John's beliefs, he is most likely to seek a therapist that emphasizes the ____ approach.

Transference in psychoanalytic therapy may reveal itself when the patient

The two MOST common problems among those who seek psychotherapy are

The two principle professions involved in providing psychotherapy are