Question 1

Which of the following statements about traditional psychoanalysis is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is effective in treating multiple concurrent psychological disorders. 
B)  It is often long and costly. 
C)  It is designed for use with educated, highly verbal persons. 
D)  It is suitable for patients interested in extensive self-exploration. 
A)  It is effective in treating multiple concurrent psychological disorders. 
B)  It is often long and costly. 
C)  It is designed for use with educated, highly verbal persons. 
D)  It is suitable for patients interested in extensive self-exploration. A

Question 2

With regard to the relative effectiveness of various types of psychotherapy, research has generally determined that

Accepted Answer

A)  person-centred therapy is the most effective form of therapy. 
B)  systematic desensitization is the most effective form of therapy. 
C)  various forms seem to yield nearly equal benefits. 
D)  psychoanalysis is the most effect form of therapy. 
A)  person-centred therapy is the most effective form of therapy. 
B)  systematic desensitization is the most effective form of therapy. 
C)  various forms seem to yield nearly equal benefits. 
D)  psychoanalysis is the most effect form of therapy. C

Question 3

What are some advantages of group therapy?

Accepted Answer

Group therapy is less expensive than individual therapy and gives people an opportunity to express feelings and get feedback from other members, and to give and receive help and emotional support from people who have experience similar problems. Discovering that others share the same problems leaves individuals feeling less alone and ashamed. In one study that compared prisoners who participated in group therapy with those who did not, those who participated showed less anxiety and depression and higher self-esteem.

Question 4

The effect of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs is to

Accepted Answer

A)  improve the distribution of oxygen in some cortical areas. 
B)  regulate electrical activity in the brain. 
C)  restore balance among hormones that affect behaviour. 
D)  alter levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. 
A)  improve the distribution of oxygen in some cortical areas. 
B)  regulate electrical activity in the brain. 
C)  restore balance among hormones that affect behaviour. 
D)  alter levels of neurotransmitters in the brain.

Question 5

Groups that claim to provide an opportunity for personal growth and self-knowledge by engaging in strong emotional interactions with other group members are called

Accepted Answer

A)  encounter groups. 
B)  systematic desensitizations. 
C)  psychodramas. 
D)  Gestalt groups. 
A)  encounter groups. 
B)  systematic desensitizations. 
C)  psychodramas. 
D)  Gestalt groups.

Question 6

Today in psychoanalysis, the therapist

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A)  is much more passive than in the past. 
B)  stresses Freud's original ideas. 
C)  and the patient decide on the issues to explore at the outset of treatment. 
D)  places emphasis on the past rather than the present. 
A)  is much more passive than in the past. 
B)  stresses Freud's original ideas. 
C)  and the patient decide on the issues to explore at the outset of treatment. 
D)  places emphasis on the past rather than the present.

Question 7

Psychotherapy usually involves a conversation between a therapist and a client.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Behaviour therapy's main goal is to eliminate the underlying causes of psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What different types of mental health professionals conduct psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Professionals trained to conduct psychot

Question 10

According to Kleinman and Cohen, people experience and suffer from biological and psychological disorders within

Accepted Answer

A)  a family setting. 
B)  a uniform environment. 
C)  a cultural context. 
D)  their own mind. 
A)  a family setting. 
B)  a uniform environment. 
C)  a cultural context. 
D)  their own mind.

Question 11

When a behaviour modification program uses poker chips, play money, gold stars, or other similar items as rewards that can then be exchanged for goods and privileges, the technique is called

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  a token economy. 
C)  time out. 
D)  cognitive therapy. 
A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  a token economy. 
C)  time out. 
D)  cognitive therapy.

Question 12

What three forms of treatment rely completely on a biological understanding of psychological disorders? Describe an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The three main biological ther

Question 13

In flooding, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How do ethnicity, culture, class, and gender affect psychological disorders and therapy?

Accepted Answer

Cultural variables such as rac

Question 15

What is exposure and response prevention, and how is it used to treat people with obsessive compulsive disorder?

Accepted Answer

In exposure and response prevention, peo

Question 16

Which of the following theorists suggested that only three things were needed of the therapist: unconditional positive regard, genuine feelings, and empathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Ellis 
B)  Abraham Maslow 
C)  Aaron Beck 
D)  Carl Rogers 
A)  Albert Ellis 
B)  Abraham Maslow 
C)  Aaron Beck 
D)  Carl Rogers

Question 17

Behavioural therapy techniques for trying to change behaviour include all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  making clients more aware of unconscious conflicts. 
B)  reinforcing desirable behaviours. 
C)  removing reinforcers for undesirable behaviour. 
D)  modelling desirable behaviours. 
A)  making clients more aware of unconscious conflicts. 
B)  reinforcing desirable behaviours. 
C)  removing reinforcers for undesirable behaviour. 
D)  modelling desirable behaviours.

Question 18

Bill was terribly afraid of heights, so his therapist took him to the top of the tallest building in town and made him stay on the rooftop until his fear subsided. Bill's therapist used

Accepted Answer

A)  participant modelling. 
B)  flooding. 
C)  aversion therapy. 
D)  systematic desensitization. 
A)  participant modelling. 
B)  flooding. 
C)  aversion therapy. 
D)  systematic desensitization.

Question 19

In rational-emotive therapy, the therapist's role is to create a warm, accepting climate in which clients are free to experience growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to behaviour therapists, people seek therapy for two reasons, one of which is

Accepted Answer

A)  they seek to fulfill their potential as human beings. 
B)  they never learned the appropriate behaviour in the first place. 
C)  they had acquired faulty thinking processes. 
D)  they want to understand their inner drives more completely. 
A)  they seek to fulfill their potential as human beings. 
B)  they never learned the appropriate behaviour in the first place. 
C)  they had acquired faulty thinking processes. 
D)  they want to understand their inner drives more completely.

Which of the following statements about traditional psychoanalysis is false?

With regard to the relative effectiveness of various types of psychotherapy, research has generally determined that

What are some advantages of group therapy?

The effect of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs is to

Groups that claim to provide an opportunity for personal growth and self-knowledge by engaging in strong emotional interactions with other group members are called

Today in psychoanalysis, the therapist

Psychotherapy usually involves a conversation between a therapist and a client.

Behaviour therapy's main goal is to eliminate the underlying causes of psychological disorders.

What different types of mental health professionals conduct psychotherapy?

According to Kleinman and Cohen, people experience and suffer from biological and psychological disorders within

When a behaviour modification program uses poker chips, play money, gold stars, or other similar items as rewards that can then be exchanged for goods and privileges, the technique is called

What three forms of treatment rely completely on a biological understanding of psychological disorders? Describe an example of each.

In flooding, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

How do ethnicity, culture, class, and gender affect psychological disorders and therapy?

What is exposure and response prevention, and how is it used to treat people with obsessive compulsive disorder?

Which of the following theorists suggested that only three things were needed of the therapist: unconditional positive regard, genuine feelings, and empathy?

Behavioural therapy techniques for trying to change behaviour include all of the following, except

Bill was terribly afraid of heights, so his therapist took him to the top of the tallest building in town and made him stay on the rooftop until his fear subsided. Bill's therapist used

In rational-emotive therapy, the therapist's role is to create a warm, accepting climate in which clients are free to experience growth.

According to behaviour therapists, people seek therapy for two reasons, one of which is

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Which of the following statements about traditional psychoanalysis is false?

With regard to the relative effectiveness of various types of psychotherapy, research has generally determined that

What are some advantages of group therapy?

The effect of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs is to

Groups that claim to provide an opportunity for personal growth and self-knowledge by engaging in strong emotional interactions with other group members are called

Today in psychoanalysis, the therapist

Psychotherapy usually involves a conversation between a therapist and a client.

Behaviour therapy's main goal is to eliminate the underlying causes of psychological disorders.

What different types of mental health professionals conduct psychotherapy?

According to Kleinman and Cohen, people experience and suffer from biological and psychological disorders within

When a behaviour modification program uses poker chips, play money, gold stars, or other similar items as rewards that can then be exchanged for goods and privileges, the technique is called

What three forms of treatment rely completely on a biological understanding of psychological disorders? Describe an example of each.

In flooding, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

How do ethnicity, culture, class, and gender affect psychological disorders and therapy?

What is exposure and response prevention, and how is it used to treat people with obsessive compulsive disorder?

Which of the following theorists suggested that only three things were needed of the therapist: unconditional positive regard, genuine feelings, and empathy?

Behavioural therapy techniques for trying to change behaviour include all of the following, except

Bill was terribly afraid of heights, so his therapist took him to the top of the tallest building in town and made him stay on the rooftop until his fear subsided. Bill's therapist used

In rational-emotive therapy, the therapist's role is to create a warm, accepting climate in which clients are free to experience growth.

According to behaviour therapists, people seek therapy for two reasons, one of which is

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

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Learning

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Psychological Disorders

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