Question 1

Cognitive therapy emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A)  recognizing and changing negative thought patterns. 
B)  reliving of traumatic childhood experiences. 
C)  increasing the client's self-awareness and self-acceptance. 
D)  modifying maladaptive behaviors. 
A)  recognizing and changing negative thought patterns. 
B)  reliving of traumatic childhood experiences. 
C)  increasing the client's self-awareness and self-acceptance. 
D)  modifying maladaptive behaviors.

Question 2

The newest antianxiety drug that does not belong to the benzodiazepine family and appears useful in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder is

Accepted Answer

A)  Xanax. 
B)  Valium. 
C)  Mellaril. 
D)  Buspar. 
A)  Xanax. 
B)  Valium. 
C)  Mellaril. 
D)  Buspar.

Question 3

Systematic desensitization is a therapy designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  create a negative response to a stimulus that has elicited problematic behavior. 
B)  correct habitual thinking errors and maladaptive beliefs. 
C)  reduce phobic responses. 
D)  improve interpersonal skills. 
A)  create a negative response to a stimulus that has elicited problematic behavior. 
B)  correct habitual thinking errors and maladaptive beliefs. 
C)  reduce phobic responses. 
D)  improve interpersonal skills.

Question 4

Rogers believed that client-centered therapists must provide unconditional positive regard for their clients. In other words, they must

Accepted Answer

A)  provide warmth and caring only when clients' behavior is appropriate. 
B)  communicate with clients in an honest and spontaneous manner. 
C)  understand the client's world from the client's point of view, and be able to communicate this. 
D)  show complete, nonjudgmental acceptance of the client as a person. 
A)  provide warmth and caring only when clients' behavior is appropriate. 
B)  communicate with clients in an honest and spontaneous manner. 
C)  understand the client's world from the client's point of view, and be able to communicate this. 
D)  show complete, nonjudgmental acceptance of the client as a person.

Question 5

The "behavior" that is incompatible with anxiety, and that systematic desensitization tries to recondition to phobic cues is

Accepted Answer

A)  an imagined fear. 
B)  an imagined pleasant experience. 
C)  deep muscle relaxation. 
D)  vigorous exercise. 
A)  an imagined fear. 
B)  an imagined pleasant experience. 
C)  deep muscle relaxation. 
D)  vigorous exercise.

Question 6

Research on psychodynamic therapies suggest that the outcome of therapy suggest that people who exhibit

Accepted Answer

A)  more resistance are less likely to drop out of therapy. 
B)  less resistance are less likely to drop out of therapy. 
C)  more transference are less likely to drop out of therapy. 
D)  less transference are less likely to drop out of therapy. 
A)  more resistance are less likely to drop out of therapy. 
B)  less resistance are less likely to drop out of therapy. 
C)  more transference are less likely to drop out of therapy. 
D)  less transference are less likely to drop out of therapy.

Question 7

Which of the following would Freud consider to be the most direct means of access to the unconscious mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  the content of dreams 
C)  the client's feelings toward the therapist 
D)  the client's attempts to hinder the progress of therapy 
A)  transference 
B)  the content of dreams 
C)  the client's feelings toward the therapist 
D)  the client's attempts to hinder the progress of therapy

Question 8

Bryson was surprised by his first psychotherapy session. When the session was over the therapist gave Bryson a homework assignment. She asked Bryson to record any thoughts that came to his mind when he experienced a setback at home or in his job. In this case, it appears that Bryson is seeing a therapist who uses

Accepted Answer

A)  client-centered therapy. 
B)  a psychoanalytic approach to therapy. 
C)  social skills training. 
D)  Beck's cognitive therapy. 
A)  client-centered therapy. 
B)  a psychoanalytic approach to therapy. 
C)  social skills training. 
D)  Beck's cognitive therapy.

Question 9

Aversion therapy is designed to remove unwanted

Accepted Answer

A)  negative associations using classical conditioning techniques. 
B)  pleasant associations using observational learning techniques. 
C)  negative associations using operant learning techniques. 
D)  pleasant associations using classical conditioning techniques. 
A)  negative associations using classical conditioning techniques. 
B)  pleasant associations using observational learning techniques. 
C)  negative associations using operant learning techniques. 
D)  pleasant associations using classical conditioning techniques.

Question 10

In therapy, Amanda's therapist often rephrases her comments. If Amanda says, "Last night I was so angry at my daughter I wanted to slap her across the face," her therapist might respond, "Your daughter really got to you." MOST likely, Amanda's therapist is employing

Accepted Answer

A)  social skills training. 
B)  client-centered therapy. 
C)  cognitive therapy. 
D)  psychoanalysis. 
A)  social skills training. 
B)  client-centered therapy. 
C)  cognitive therapy. 
D)  psychoanalysis.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT among the core denominators that account for much of the improvement experienced by clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  development of a therapeutic alliance with a professional helper 
B)  the provision of emotional support and empathy by the therapist 
C)  the opportunity to express feelings, confront problems and gain new insights 
D)  the specific methods and techniques used by the therapist 
A)  development of a therapeutic alliance with a professional helper 
B)  the provision of emotional support and empathy by the therapist 
C)  the opportunity to express feelings, confront problems and gain new insights 
D)  the specific methods and techniques used by the therapist

Question 12

"What has been learned can be unlearned" is a central assumption of

Accepted Answer

A)  insight therapy. 
B)  group therapy. 
C)  behavior therapy. 
D)  biomedical therapy. 
A)  insight therapy. 
B)  group therapy. 
C)  behavior therapy. 
D)  biomedical therapy.

Question 13

Tardive dyskinesia

Accepted Answer

A)  is a neurological disorder marked by involuntary writhing and tic-like movements. 
B)  is a serious side effect of long-term use of antidepressant drugs. 
C)  can be cured with the same medication used to treat Parkinson's disease. 
D)  can emerge after long-term use of lithium. 
A)  is a neurological disorder marked by involuntary writhing and tic-like movements. 
B)  is a serious side effect of long-term use of antidepressant drugs. 
C)  can be cured with the same medication used to treat Parkinson's disease. 
D)  can emerge after long-term use of lithium.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about group therapy is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Therapy groups typically consist of 4 to 12 participants. 
B)  The therapist holds a special status within the group and remains distant from the group. 
C)  Only the weekly group leader expresses emotions, and shares feelings during a session. 
D)  Group therapy is typically more expensive than individual therapy. 
A)  Therapy groups typically consist of 4 to 12 participants. 
B)  The therapist holds a special status within the group and remains distant from the group. 
C)  Only the weekly group leader expresses emotions, and shares feelings during a session. 
D)  Group therapy is typically more expensive than individual therapy.

Question 15

Behavior therapy requires that

Accepted Answer

A)  the client's vague complaints be translated into concrete behavioral goals. 
B)  the client develop insight into his or her irrational thought processes. 
C)  the client passively accept suggestions for change. 
D)  the client's concrete complaints be translated into abstract constructs. 
A)  the client's vague complaints be translated into concrete behavioral goals. 
B)  the client develop insight into his or her irrational thought processes. 
C)  the client passively accept suggestions for change. 
D)  the client's concrete complaints be translated into abstract constructs.

Question 16

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 believes that if he can learn to calm himself down when he finds himself in anxiety-producing situations (like taking a psychology exam) he will be better able to cope. Based on John's beliefs, he is most likely to seek a therapist that emphasizes the ____ approach.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men are more likely than women to enter therapy. 
B)  People from the lower socioeconomic classes are more likely to enter therapy than those from the upper classes. 
C)  Many people who need therapy don't receive it. 
D)  Only people who have an identifiable mental disorder are eligible for therapy. 
A)  Men are more likely than women to enter therapy. 
B)  People from the lower socioeconomic classes are more likely to enter therapy than those from the upper classes. 
C)  Many people who need therapy don't receive it. 
D)  Only people who have an identifiable mental disorder are eligible for therapy.

Question 18

Dr. Dieringer is a behavior therapist. Her major concern in treating an abnormal behavior would be to discover

Accepted Answer

A)  the childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior. 
B)  how situational factors are evoking the troublesome behavior. 
C)  the ways in which the behavior keeps the client from becoming self-actualized. 
D)  the inappropriate thought patterns that underlie the behavior. 
A)  the childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior. 
B)  how situational factors are evoking the troublesome behavior. 
C)  the ways in which the behavior keeps the client from becoming self-actualized. 
D)  the inappropriate thought patterns that underlie the behavior.

Question 19

The use of the anxiety hierarchy in systematic desensitization allows for the

Accepted Answer

A)  gradual approach to the feared object. 
B)  direct confrontation with the feared object. 
C)  use of real objects instead of imagination. 
D)  transfer of treatment to real-life situations. 
A)  gradual approach to the feared object. 
B)  direct confrontation with the feared object. 
C)  use of real objects instead of imagination. 
D)  transfer of treatment to real-life situations.

Question 20

According to a recent report, approximately ____ of the U.S. population use mental health services in a given year.

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  15% 
C)  25% 
D)  35% 
A)  5% 
B)  15% 
C)  25% 
D)  35%

Exam 29: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Part 1

Cognitive therapy emphasizes

The newest antianxiety drug that does not belong to the benzodiazepine family and appears useful in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder is

Systematic desensitization is a therapy designed to

Rogers believed that client-centered therapists must provide unconditional positive regard for their clients. In other words, they must

The "behavior" that is incompatible with anxiety, and that systematic desensitization tries to recondition to phobic cues is

Research on psychodynamic therapies suggest that the outcome of therapy suggest that people who exhibit

Which of the following would Freud consider to be the most direct means of access to the unconscious mind?

Aversion therapy is designed to remove unwanted

In therapy, Amanda's therapist often rephrases her comments. If Amanda says, "Last night I was so angry at my daughter I wanted to slap her across the face," her therapist might respond, "Your daughter really got to you." MOST likely, Amanda's therapist is employing

Which of the following is NOT among the core denominators that account for much of the improvement experienced by clients?

"What has been learned can be unlearned" is a central assumption of

Tardive dyskinesia

Which of the following statements about group therapy is MOST accurate?

Behavior therapy requires that

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Dr. Dieringer is a behavior therapist. Her major concern in treating an abnormal behavior would be to discover

The use of the anxiety hierarchy in systematic desensitization allows for the

According to a recent report, approximately ____ of the U.S. population use mental health services in a given year.

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