Question 1

Which approach to therapy is usually best for ridding people of phobias and bad habits?

Accepted Answer

A)  person-centred therapy 
B)  biological therapy 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  behaviour therapy 
A)  person-centred therapy 
B)  biological therapy 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  behaviour therapy

Question 2

Lithium is most likely to be used with a person whose diagnosis is

Accepted Answer

A)  depression. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  panic disorder. 
A)  depression. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  panic disorder.

Question 3

How does Beck's cognitive therapy help people overcome depression and anxiety disorders?

Accepted Answer

Beck's cognitive therapy helps people ov

Question 4

If a patient in psychoanalysis transfers to her analyst feelings typically expressed toward a significant person (like a mother and father), then the analysis is not likely to succeed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

To suggest that psychological disorder and therapy occur within a cultural context implies that across different cultures

Accepted Answer

A)  any single disorder or therapy will remain constant. 
B)  diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment options will not be different. 
C)  the meaning of symptoms, outcomes, and responses to therapy may differ dramatically. 
D)  our understanding of disorders and therapy will evolve at different rates. 
A)  any single disorder or therapy will remain constant. 
B)  diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment options will not be different. 
C)  the meaning of symptoms, outcomes, and responses to therapy may differ dramatically. 
D)  our understanding of disorders and therapy will evolve at different rates.

Question 6

Explain the theory behind EMDR.

Accepted Answer

The most important feature of EMDR is du

Question 7

Which of the following drugs is most useful in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  atypical neuroleptics 
B)  lithium 
C)  antipsychotics 
D)  antidepressants 
A)  atypical neuroleptics 
B)  lithium 
C)  antipsychotics 
D)  antidepressants

Question 8

What is meant by "non-directive therapy"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The direction and focus of the therapy is determined by the client. 
B)  The therapy is without any focus. 
C)  The therapist receives as much from the encounter as the client. 
D)  The therapy has been unsuccessful. 
A)  The direction and focus of the therapy is determined by the client. 
B)  The therapy is without any focus. 
C)  The therapist receives as much from the encounter as the client. 
D)  The therapy has been unsuccessful.

Question 9

Tricyclics are used to treat the symptoms of all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  depression. 
C)  panic disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  depression. 
C)  panic disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 10

Token economies work by reinforcing positive behaviours and withdrawing reinforcement from unacceptable behaviours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true about the lobotomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The effects of psychosurgery can now be reversed. 
B)  The surgery is much more common today than in the 1940s and 1950s. 
C)  With improvements in technique, the effects of psychosurgery can be predicted in advance. 
D)  It is used to relieve psychological rather than physical problems. 
A)  The effects of psychosurgery can now be reversed. 
B)  The surgery is much more common today than in the 1940s and 1950s. 
C)  With improvements in technique, the effects of psychosurgery can be predicted in advance. 
D)  It is used to relieve psychological rather than physical problems.

Question 12

A mental health unit pays patients for good behaviour with tokens that can later be used for privileges like watching television. The therapy technique being used is

Accepted Answer

A)  aversive conditioning. 
B)  systematic desensitization. 
C)  a token economy. 
D)  assertive training. 
A)  aversive conditioning. 
B)  systematic desensitization. 
C)  a token economy. 
D)  assertive training.

Question 13

One problem with some drug therapy is that the side effects can lead patients to stop treatment prematurely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Compare and contrast the action of two of the following: neuroleptic drugs, tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, lithium, and tranquilizers.

Accepted Answer

Answers should discu

Question 15

Describe the characteristics that define traditional behavioural couples therapies.

Accepted Answer

Traditional behavioural couples therapy

Question 16

How do therapists use systematic desensitization to rid people of fears?

Accepted Answer

Therapists can train clients in deep mus

Question 17

Which of the following is not a case of applying operant conditioning principles to therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  token economies 
B)  reinforcement for desirable behaviour 
C)  aversion therapy 
D)  time out 
A)  token economies 
B)  reinforcement for desirable behaviour 
C)  aversion therapy 
D)  time out

Question 18

What is the directive therapy that emphasizes the importance of the client fully experiencing, in the present moment, his or her thoughts, feelings, and actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic therapy 
B)  person-centred therapy 
C)  existential therapy 
D)  Gestalt therapy 
A)  psychoanalytic therapy 
B)  person-centred therapy 
C)  existential therapy 
D)  Gestalt therapy

Question 19

Chris is in counselling with a therapist who never gives him advice or directions but who often restates what Chris has said so that he can reflect on his feelings. What type of therapist is Chris seeing?

Accepted Answer

A)  person-centred 
B)  behavioural 
C)  cognitive 
D)  psychoanalytic 
A)  person-centred 
B)  behavioural 
C)  cognitive 
D)  psychoanalytic

Question 20

Systematic desensitization has been most successfully used in the treatment of

Accepted Answer

A)  depression. 
B)  substance abuse. 
C)  phobias. 
D)  antisocial behaviour. 
A)  depression. 
B)  substance abuse. 
C)  phobias. 
D)  antisocial behaviour.

Which approach to therapy is usually best for ridding people of phobias and bad habits?

Lithium is most likely to be used with a person whose diagnosis is

How does Beck's cognitive therapy help people overcome depression and anxiety disorders?

If a patient in psychoanalysis transfers to her analyst feelings typically expressed toward a significant person (like a mother and father), then the analysis is not likely to succeed.

To suggest that psychological disorder and therapy occur within a cultural context implies that across different cultures

Explain the theory behind EMDR.

Which of the following drugs is most useful in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

What is meant by "non-directive therapy"?

Tricyclics are used to treat the symptoms of all of the following except

Token economies work by reinforcing positive behaviours and withdrawing reinforcement from unacceptable behaviours.

Which of the following is true about the lobotomy?

A mental health unit pays patients for good behaviour with tokens that can later be used for privileges like watching television. The therapy technique being used is

One problem with some drug therapy is that the side effects can lead patients to stop treatment prematurely.

Compare and contrast the action of two of the following: neuroleptic drugs, tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, lithium, and tranquilizers.

Describe the characteristics that define traditional behavioural couples therapies.

How do therapists use systematic desensitization to rid people of fears?

Which of the following is not a case of applying operant conditioning principles to therapy?

What is the directive therapy that emphasizes the importance of the client fully experiencing, in the present moment, his or her thoughts, feelings, and actions?

Chris is in counselling with a therapist who never gives him advice or directions but who often restates what Chris has said so that he can reflect on his feelings. What type of therapist is Chris seeing?

Systematic desensitization has been most successfully used in the treatment of

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Which approach to therapy is usually best for ridding people of phobias and bad habits?

Lithium is most likely to be used with a person whose diagnosis is

How does Beck's cognitive therapy help people overcome depression and anxiety disorders?

If a patient in psychoanalysis transfers to her analyst feelings typically expressed toward a significant person (like a mother and father), then the analysis is not likely to succeed.

To suggest that psychological disorder and therapy occur within a cultural context implies that across different cultures

Explain the theory behind EMDR.

Which of the following drugs is most useful in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

What is meant by "non-directive therapy"?

Tricyclics are used to treat the symptoms of all of the following except

Token economies work by reinforcing positive behaviours and withdrawing reinforcement from unacceptable behaviours.

Which of the following is true about the lobotomy?

A mental health unit pays patients for good behaviour with tokens that can later be used for privileges like watching television. The therapy technique being used is

One problem with some drug therapy is that the side effects can lead patients to stop treatment prematurely.

Compare and contrast the action of two of the following: neuroleptic drugs, tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, lithium, and tranquilizers.

Describe the characteristics that define traditional behavioural couples therapies.

How do therapists use systematic desensitization to rid people of fears?

Which of the following is not a case of applying operant conditioning principles to therapy?

What is the directive therapy that emphasizes the importance of the client fully experiencing, in the present moment, his or her thoughts, feelings, and actions?

Chris is in counselling with a therapist who never gives him advice or directions but who often restates what Chris has said so that he can reflect on his feelings. What type of therapist is Chris seeing?

Systematic desensitization has been most successfully used in the treatment of

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

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