Question 1

Antidepressants are prescribed for depression and anxiety disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Albert Ellis, much personal distress has its basis in

Accepted Answer

A)  existential anxiety. 
B)  faulty learning. 
C)  irrational beliefs. 
D)  unconscious conflict. 
A)  existential anxiety. 
B)  faulty learning. 
C)  irrational beliefs. 
D)  unconscious conflict.

Question 3

Which drug category would be most likely to be prescribed for a patient whose major symptom is a disturbance of mood?

Accepted Answer

A)  antipsychotics 
B)  major tranquillizers 
C)  antidepressants 
D)  anti-anxiety drugs 
A)  antipsychotics 
B)  major tranquillizers 
C)  antidepressants 
D)  anti-anxiety drugs

Question 4

Design a systematic desensitization procedure to treat students with intense test anxiety.

Accepted Answer

The best answers would include

Question 5

The letters EMDR stand for Eye Movement Displacement and Reprocessing

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

For what disorder would behaviour therapy based on classical conditioning and observational learning be more appropriate than psychoanalytic or humanistic therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia 
B)  specific phobia 
C)  depression 
D)  post-traumatic stress disorder 
A)  schizophrenia 
B)  specific phobia 
C)  depression 
D)  post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 7

After her relationship has ended, your best friend says , "I just can't go on since we broke up; no one was so perfect for me; no one will ever love me again; nothing is worthwhile and never will be again. This is just awful. Life has no meaning for me. Why did the love of my life leave me? I guess it's because I'm a terrible person who will never deserve to be loved." Using ideas from Ellis' and/or Beck's cognitive therapy approaches, help your friend in need.

Accepted Answer

There are many different ways to approac

Question 8

Person-entered therapy is ________; Gestalt therapy is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  non-directive; directive 
B)  directive; non-directive 
C)  non-directive; non-directive 
D)  directive; directive 
A)  non-directive; directive 
B)  directive; non-directive 
C)  non-directive; non-directive 
D)  directive; directive

Question 9

How cognitive therapies attempt to help people?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive therapies assume that maladapt

Question 10

Beck's cognitive therapy makes no

Accepted Answer

A)  effort to change views of the past or future, only the present. 
B)  connection between irrational thinking and psychological disorders. 
C)  claim to be a viable approach for treating mood disorders. 
D)  attempt to uncover hidden meanings in patients' thoughts and responses. 
A)  effort to change views of the past or future, only the present. 
B)  connection between irrational thinking and psychological disorders. 
C)  claim to be a viable approach for treating mood disorders. 
D)  attempt to uncover hidden meanings in patients' thoughts and responses.

Question 11

Over the course of her therapy, Sharon is presented with a series of scenes ranked in order from least feared to the one that is most feared. She must learn to remain relaxed in one situation before she can confront the next item on her hierarchy. What therapy is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  operant therapy 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  aversive conditioning 
D)  Gestalt therapy 
A)  operant therapy 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  aversive conditioning 
D)  Gestalt therapy

Question 12

The benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium, Librox, and Xanax) are drugs that are highly effective in

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing anxiety. 
B)  reducing mania. 
C)  combating depression. 
D)  reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia. 
A)  reducing anxiety. 
B)  reducing mania. 
C)  combating depression. 
D)  reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia.

Question 13

All of the following are goals of Gestalt therapy, except

Accepted Answer

A)  helping clients become more authentic and self-accepting. 
B)  helping clients uncover repressed memories and impulses. 
C)  helping clients assume personal responsibility for their lives. 
D)  helping clients achieve a more integrated self. 
A)  helping clients become more authentic and self-accepting. 
B)  helping clients uncover repressed memories and impulses. 
C)  helping clients assume personal responsibility for their lives. 
D)  helping clients achieve a more integrated self.

Question 14

How does participant modelling help people overcome fears?

Accepted Answer

In participant modeling, an ap

Question 15

In order for Lily to engage in successful free association, it is essential that she

Accepted Answer

A)  keep from developing intense feelings of love or hate toward the therapist. 
B)  have some knowledge of dream symbolism. 
C)  say whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or irrelevant it seems. 
D)  restrict the discussion to her thoughts that seem most relevant to the problem. 
A)  keep from developing intense feelings of love or hate toward the therapist. 
B)  have some knowledge of dream symbolism. 
C)  say whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or irrelevant it seems. 
D)  restrict the discussion to her thoughts that seem most relevant to the problem.

Question 16

Which drug category is used most often in treating schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  minor tranquillizers 
B)  antipsychotic drugs 
C)  antidepressant drugs 
D)  lithium 
A)  minor tranquillizers 
B)  antipsychotic drugs 
C)  antidepressant drugs 
D)  lithium

Question 17

A basic principle of person-centred therapy is that the therapist must

Accepted Answer

A)  be emotionally challenging. 
B)  not direct the course of therapy. 
C)  supply answers when the client asks. 
D)  determine the course of therapy. 
A)  be emotionally challenging. 
B)  not direct the course of therapy. 
C)  supply answers when the client asks. 
D)  determine the course of therapy.

Question 18

Hormone replacement therapy is one of the main biological therapies for psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following pairs of disorders have been shown to be treated successfully with Beck's cognitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic attacks 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder and moderate depression 
D)  Moderate depression and generalized anxiety disorder 
A)  Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic attacks 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder and moderate depression 
D)  Moderate depression and generalized anxiety disorder

Question 20

Systematic desensitization, flooding, exposure and response prevention, and aversion therapy are all based on classical conditioning principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Antidepressants are prescribed for depression and anxiety disorders.

According to Albert Ellis, much personal distress has its basis in

Which drug category would be most likely to be prescribed for a patient whose major symptom is a disturbance of mood?

Design a systematic desensitization procedure to treat students with intense test anxiety.

The letters EMDR stand for Eye Movement Displacement and Reprocessing

For what disorder would behaviour therapy based on classical conditioning and observational learning be more appropriate than psychoanalytic or humanistic therapies?

Person-entered therapy is ; Gestalt therapy is .

How cognitive therapies attempt to help people?

Beck's cognitive therapy makes no

Over the course of her therapy, Sharon is presented with a series of scenes ranked in order from least feared to the one that is most feared. She must learn to remain relaxed in one situation before she can confront the next item on her hierarchy. What therapy is this?

The benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium, Librox, and Xanax) are drugs that are highly effective in

All of the following are goals of Gestalt therapy, except

How does participant modelling help people overcome fears?

In order for Lily to engage in successful free association, it is essential that she

Which drug category is used most often in treating schizophrenia?

A basic principle of person-centred therapy is that the therapist must

Hormone replacement therapy is one of the main biological therapies for psychological disorders.

Which of the following pairs of disorders have been shown to be treated successfully with Beck's cognitive therapy?

Systematic desensitization, flooding, exposure and response prevention, and aversion therapy are all based on classical conditioning principles.

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Antidepressants are prescribed for depression and anxiety disorders.

According to Albert Ellis, much personal distress has its basis in

Which drug category would be most likely to be prescribed for a patient whose major symptom is a disturbance of mood?

Design a systematic desensitization procedure to treat students with intense test anxiety.

The letters EMDR stand for Eye Movement Displacement and Reprocessing

For what disorder would behaviour therapy based on classical conditioning and observational learning be more appropriate than psychoanalytic or humanistic therapies?

Person-entered therapy is ________; Gestalt therapy is ________.

How cognitive therapies attempt to help people?

Beck's cognitive therapy makes no

Over the course of her therapy, Sharon is presented with a series of scenes ranked in order from least feared to the one that is most feared. She must learn to remain relaxed in one situation before she can confront the next item on her hierarchy. What therapy is this?

The benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium, Librox, and Xanax) are drugs that are highly effective in

All of the following are goals of Gestalt therapy, except

How does participant modelling help people overcome fears?

In order for Lily to engage in successful free association, it is essential that she

Which drug category is used most often in treating schizophrenia?

A basic principle of person-centred therapy is that the therapist must

Hormone replacement therapy is one of the main biological therapies for psychological disorders.

Which of the following pairs of disorders have been shown to be treated successfully with Beck's cognitive therapy?

Systematic desensitization, flooding, exposure and response prevention, and aversion therapy are all based on classical conditioning principles.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

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Person-entered therapy is ; Gestalt therapy is .