Question 1

What are the role and the goal of the therapist in person-centred therapy?

Accepted Answer

Person-centred therapy is a non-directiv

Question 2

When an individual acts out his or her problem relationships, with other members of the group playing the significant parts, the therapy is called

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodrama. 
B)  Gestalt therapy. 
C)  token economy. 
D)  interpersonal therapy. 
A)  psychodrama. 
B)  Gestalt therapy. 
C)  token economy. 
D)  interpersonal therapy.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a side effect of tricyclic antidepressants?

Accepted Answer

A)  dry mouth 
B)  weight loss 
C)  forgetfulness 
D)  sedation 
A)  dry mouth 
B)  weight loss 
C)  forgetfulness 
D)  sedation

Question 4

Rational-emotive therapy is designed to challenge clients' irrational beliefs about themselves and others, so that they may be replaced with more rational beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If the climate of the person-centred session is correctly established, it will, according to Rogers,

Accepted Answer

A)  foster the intellectual challenge necessary for critical insight and change. 
B)  lead to the realization of the client's natural tendency toward growth. 
C)  promote a positive relationship between therapist and client and thus uncover their repressed feelings. 
D)  create the space in which the client can challenge their own behaviours and learn how to be different. 
A)  foster the intellectual challenge necessary for critical insight and change. 
B)  lead to the realization of the client's natural tendency toward growth. 
C)  promote a positive relationship between therapist and client and thus uncover their repressed feelings. 
D)  create the space in which the client can challenge their own behaviours and learn how to be different.

Question 6

The new approach to psychodynamic psychotherapy contrasts with the traditional approach in that

Accepted Answer

A)  alternative interpretations of dream material are allowed. 
B)  entirely new methods of transference are being used. 
C)  it is typically much briefer. 
D)  free association is no longer used. 
A)  alternative interpretations of dream material are allowed. 
B)  entirely new methods of transference are being used. 
C)  it is typically much briefer. 
D)  free association is no longer used.

Question 7

Participant modelling has been most frequently used to treat people who have

Accepted Answer

A)  fears and phobias. 
B)  conversion disorder. 
C)  mood disorders. 
D)  personality disorders. 
A)  fears and phobias. 
B)  conversion disorder. 
C)  mood disorders. 
D)  personality disorders.

Question 8

Relationship therapy is used successfully to treat schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A major advantage of group therapy is that it provides an opportunity for individuals to receive support from others who have similar problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What do psychoanalysts suspect is occurring when patients change the subject, become angry, or miss appointments?

Accepted Answer

A)  revelation 
B)  working through 
C)  resistance 
D)  transference 
A)  revelation 
B)  working through 
C)  resistance 
D)  transference

Question 11

The ultimate goal for Gestalt therapy is to help clients

Accepted Answer

A)  achieve a more integrated self and become more authentic and self-accepting. 
B)  adjust to life with the problems they have. 
C)  make a significant psychological breakthrough and be cured of their problems. 
D)  focus on the fact that most of their issues are the fault of other people, who need to know what they have done. 
A)  achieve a more integrated self and become more authentic and self-accepting. 
B)  adjust to life with the problems they have. 
C)  make a significant psychological breakthrough and be cured of their problems. 
D)  focus on the fact that most of their issues are the fault of other people, who need to know what they have done.

Question 12

Oliver's direct and confrontational therapist challenges Oliver's belief that he is worthless because he does not have an "A" average in college. Oliver's therapist is most likely a

Accepted Answer

A)  person-centred therapist. 
B)  rational-emotive therapist. 
C)  psychoanalytic therapist. 
D)  behavioural therapist. 
A)  person-centred therapist. 
B)  rational-emotive therapist. 
C)  psychoanalytic therapist. 
D)  behavioural therapist.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization 
B)  time out 
C)  token economies 
D)  stimulus satiation 
A)  systematic desensitization 
B)  time out 
C)  token economies 
D)  stimulus satiation

Question 14

The goals for family therapy include all the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  locating the cause for the family problems in one of the members. 
B)  improving communication patterns. 
C)  helping the family reach agreement on certain changes that may help the family. 
D)  helping the family to heal the wounds of the family unit. 
A)  locating the cause for the family problems in one of the members. 
B)  improving communication patterns. 
C)  helping the family reach agreement on certain changes that may help the family. 
D)  helping the family to heal the wounds of the family unit.

Question 15

Your best friend asks you how one can go about getting help for a psychological problem. What advice would you give to your friend?

Accepted Answer

Appropriate suggestions would

Question 16

Which of the following words is most descriptive of behaviour therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  educational 
B)  healing 
C)  non-directive 
D)  insightful 
A)  educational 
B)  healing 
C)  non-directive 
D)  insightful

Question 17

Fluoxetine (Prozac) is currently the most commonly prescribed drug to treat

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  paranoid schizophrenia. 
C)  less severe depression. 
D)  general and specific anxieties. 
A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  paranoid schizophrenia. 
C)  less severe depression. 
D)  general and specific anxieties.

Question 18

The form of couples therapy that focuses on the personality traits of each partner is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  family therapy. 
B)  traditional behavioural couples therapy. 
C)  integrated behavioural couples therapy. 
D)  group therapy. 
A)  family therapy. 
B)  traditional behavioural couples therapy. 
C)  integrated behavioural couples therapy. 
D)  group therapy.

Question 19

Provide three different behavioural procedures that can be used to treat phobias.

Accepted Answer

Systematic desensitization, flooding, an

Question 20

What is psychosurgery, and for what problems is it used?

Accepted Answer

Psychosurgery is brain surgery performed

What are the role and the goal of the therapist in person-centred therapy?

When an individual acts out his or her problem relationships, with other members of the group playing the significant parts, the therapy is called

Which of the following is not a side effect of tricyclic antidepressants?

Rational-emotive therapy is designed to challenge clients' irrational beliefs about themselves and others, so that they may be replaced with more rational beliefs.

If the climate of the person-centred session is correctly established, it will, according to Rogers,

The new approach to psychodynamic psychotherapy contrasts with the traditional approach in that

Participant modelling has been most frequently used to treat people who have

Relationship therapy is used successfully to treat schizophrenia.

A major advantage of group therapy is that it provides an opportunity for individuals to receive support from others who have similar problems.

What do psychoanalysts suspect is occurring when patients change the subject, become angry, or miss appointments?

The ultimate goal for Gestalt therapy is to help clients

Oliver's direct and confrontational therapist challenges Oliver's belief that he is worthless because he does not have an "A" average in college. Oliver's therapist is most likely a

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

The goals for family therapy include all the following, except

Your best friend asks you how one can go about getting help for a psychological problem. What advice would you give to your friend?

Which of the following words is most descriptive of behaviour therapy?

Fluoxetine (Prozac) is currently the most commonly prescribed drug to treat

The form of couples therapy that focuses on the personality traits of each partner is known as

Provide three different behavioural procedures that can be used to treat phobias.

What is psychosurgery, and for what problems is it used?

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What are the role and the goal of the therapist in person-centred therapy?

When an individual acts out his or her problem relationships, with other members of the group playing the significant parts, the therapy is called

Which of the following is not a side effect of tricyclic antidepressants?

Rational-emotive therapy is designed to challenge clients' irrational beliefs about themselves and others, so that they may be replaced with more rational beliefs.

If the climate of the person-centred session is correctly established, it will, according to Rogers,

The new approach to psychodynamic psychotherapy contrasts with the traditional approach in that

Participant modelling has been most frequently used to treat people who have

Relationship therapy is used successfully to treat schizophrenia.

A major advantage of group therapy is that it provides an opportunity for individuals to receive support from others who have similar problems.

What do psychoanalysts suspect is occurring when patients change the subject, become angry, or miss appointments?

The ultimate goal for Gestalt therapy is to help clients

Oliver's direct and confrontational therapist challenges Oliver's belief that he is worthless because he does not have an "A" average in college. Oliver's therapist is most likely a

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

The goals for family therapy include all the following, except

Your best friend asks you how one can go about getting help for a psychological problem. What advice would you give to your friend?

Which of the following words is most descriptive of behaviour therapy?

Fluoxetine (Prozac) is currently the most commonly prescribed drug to treat

The form of couples therapy that focuses on the personality traits of each partner is known as

Provide three different behavioural procedures that can be used to treat phobias.

What is psychosurgery, and for what problems is it used?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

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Psychological Disorders

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