Exam 13: Therapies

Research on the outcome of couples therapy indicates ___________,

In client-centered therapy, Rogers believed that the most important characteristic of a therapist was that they express ________ for the patient.

A client in an in-patient addiction facility earns tokens for positive behavior. These tokens can be exchanged at a canteen for candy, soda, and other small rewards. This technique is called ________.

For the severely mentally ill, the treatment of choice for the last 150 years has been ________.

A relatively _______ percentage of people who seek therapy go into traditional _______.

Rogers felt that it was most important for clients to gain insight about ________.

Client-centered therapists are directive.

Roger's theory was considered ________ because it put the responsibility for change on the person.

Estella sought psychological help because she had intense feelings of worthlessness. Her therapist specifically challenges her negative self-image, and forces her to see it is based on false information about herself. Her therapist is probably a ________.

Corey's newest therapist tried to get him to move past his fear of spiders by showing him videos of people successfully interacting with them. Corey's therapist was using ________.

Group therapy tends to be _______ when compared to individual therapy, because clients ________.

Describe the goals, techniques, roles of the therapist, and effectiveness of therapy in at least three types of cognitive therapy.

Summarize the research on the effectiveness of various types of psychotherapy, and on the effectiveness of psychotherapy in general.

Research indicates that deinstitutionalization has ________ suicide rates and ______ the amount of homeless people that are mentally ill.

A therapist who teaches clients to challenge irrational and self-defeating beliefs is probably a ________ therapist.

According to the most recent research, which of the following is not true?

Cognitive therapists are much less challenging and confrontational than rational-emotive therapists.

Elijah was released from an in-patient addiction facility two weeks ago. His counselor set him up at a halfway house, where Elijah has access to a therapist, and works with other people who are also trying to get their lives back on track. Elijah is taking part in a form of ________ prevention.

Ultimately, the best solution to providing psychotherapy to a multicultural population is to ________.

Many drugs that combat depression work by ________.