Question 1

Psychiatric professionals may authorize temporary commitment for assessment and treatment of a dangerous or incompetent individual for up to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 12 to 24 hours 
B) 24 to 72 hours 
C) 3 to 4 days 
D) 3 to 4 weeks 
A) 12 to 24 hours 
B) 24 to 72 hours 
C) 3 to 4 days 
D) 3 to 4 weeks

Question 2

Mood stabilizers are most often used to treat ________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar 
B) dissociative 
C) anxiety 
D) psychotic 
A) bipolar 
B) dissociative 
C) anxiety 
D) psychotic

Question 3

This is a gradual process of extinguishing a learned fear response by associating a hierarchy of fear-evoking stimuli with deep relaxation.

Accepted Answer

A) hierarchical training 
B) systematic desensitization 
C) aversion conditioning 
D) the relaxation response 
A) hierarchical training 
B) systematic desensitization 
C) aversion conditioning 
D) the relaxation response

Question 4

________ creates anxiety by pairing an unpleasant stimulus with a maladaptive behavior in order to decrease the behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety conditioning 
B) Aversion therapy 
C) Systematic sensitization 
D) Covert sensitization 
A) Anxiety conditioning 
B) Aversion therapy 
C) Systematic sensitization 
D) Covert sensitization

Question 5

Research on humanistic therapy has found ________.

Accepted Answer

A) that client self-reports of its effectiveness have been rather negative 
B) very poor results for the effectiveness of empathy and active listening 
C) that self-actualization and self-awareness are difficult to test scientifically 
D) strength for the dream interpretation techniques but weakness for the use of unconditional positive regard 
A) that client self-reports of its effectiveness have been rather negative 
B) very poor results for the effectiveness of empathy and active listening 
C) that self-actualization and self-awareness are difficult to test scientifically 
D) strength for the dream interpretation techniques but weakness for the use of unconditional positive regard

Question 6

In therapy, Alda started speaking about her upcoming birthday, which reminded her of a childhood birthday.In discussing her 5th birthday, she remembered feelings of rage and disappointment, and recalled a dream she'd had last night in which she was behind the wheel of a steamroller.This process would BEST be described as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) dream analysis 
B) psychotic processing 
C) free association 
D) analysis of resistance 
A) dream analysis 
B) psychotic processing 
C) free association 
D) analysis of resistance

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a type of antidepressant drug?

Accepted Answer

A) SNRIs (serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors) 
B) MAO (monoamine oxidase)inhibitors 
C) SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) 
D) Lithium 
A) SNRIs (serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors) 
B) MAO (monoamine oxidase)inhibitors 
C) SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) 
D) Lithium

Question 8

Critics suggest that Beck and Ellis ignore, deny, or minimize the importance of ________ on patients' behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious dynamics and prior experiences 
B) thoughts and beliefs 
C) rationality 
D) irrationality 
A) unconscious dynamics and prior experiences 
B) thoughts and beliefs 
C) rationality 
D) irrationality

Question 9

This type of group does not have a professional leader, and members assist each other in coping with a specific problem.

Accepted Answer

A) self-help 
B) encounter 
C) peer 
D) behavior 
A) self-help 
B) encounter 
C) peer 
D) behavior

Question 10

The dramatic reduction in numbers of hospitalized patients is primarily attributable to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) fewer hospitals 
B) psychoanalysis 
C) psychosurgery 
D) drug therapy 
A) fewer hospitals 
B) psychoanalysis 
C) psychosurgery 
D) drug therapy

Question 11

In ________, multiple people meet together to work toward therapeutic goals.

Accepted Answer

A) encounter groups 
B) behavior therapy 
C) group therapy 
D) conjoint therapy 
A) encounter groups 
B) behavior therapy 
C) group therapy 
D) conjoint therapy

Question 12

According to your text, why does psychoanalysis work?

Accepted Answer

A) Once a person understands her or his maladaptive thoughts, new thoughts can be learned. 
B) Once a person understands the reinforcement acting to sustain behavior, new behavioral consequences can be implemented. 
C) Once a person gains insight into their conflicts, those issues can be resolved. 
D) Once a person feels unconditional positive regard, she or he can learn to love her or himself. 
A) Once a person understands her or his maladaptive thoughts, new thoughts can be learned. 
B) Once a person understands the reinforcement acting to sustain behavior, new behavioral consequences can be implemented. 
C) Once a person gains insight into their conflicts, those issues can be resolved. 
D) Once a person feels unconditional positive regard, she or he can learn to love her or himself.

Question 13

Biomedical therapies are provided by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) licensed practitioners in all therapeutic professions 
B) psychologists and other medical professionals 
C) psychiatrists and other medical professionals, and in some states psychologists 
D) psychiatrists only 
A) licensed practitioners in all therapeutic professions 
B) psychologists and other medical professionals 
C) psychiatrists and other medical professionals, and in some states psychologists 
D) psychiatrists only

Question 14

"Just because you think it does not make it true," might be a statement made by a professional who practices ___ therapy, which was developed by psychologist Adrian Wells.

Accepted Answer

The answer of "Just because you think it does not...

Question 15

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)is used primarily to treat ________.

Accepted Answer

A) phobias 
B) conduct disorders 
C) depression 
D) schizophrenia 
A) phobias 
B) conduct disorders 
C) depression 
D) schizophrenia

Question 16

Aaron Beck believed that ________ are among the most important thinking patterns that lead to depression.

Accepted Answer

A) selective perception, overgeneralization, magnification, and all-or-nothing thinking 
B) obsessions, compulsions, and irrational thinking 
C) irrational beliefs, worrying, and emotional thinking 
D) black-and-white thinking, illogical beliefs, and destructive ideation 
A) selective perception, overgeneralization, magnification, and all-or-nothing thinking 
B) obsessions, compulsions, and irrational thinking 
C) irrational beliefs, worrying, and emotional thinking 
D) black-and-white thinking, illogical beliefs, and destructive ideation

Question 17

Which of the following is a problem with drug therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Most psychotropic drugs have been found to be toxic to the human body. 
B) There may be side effects that vary from person to person. 
C) Most people who are prescribed psychotropic medications stop taking them within days of starting. 
D) Medications often work so fast that people become convinced that they never really had a problem to begin with. 
A) Most psychotropic drugs have been found to be toxic to the human body. 
B) There may be side effects that vary from person to person. 
C) Most people who are prescribed psychotropic medications stop taking them within days of starting. 
D) Medications often work so fast that people become convinced that they never really had a problem to begin with.

Question 18

A form of counseling that helps clients to focus on their thoughts, including fears, anxieties and worries, so that these thoughts can become more manageable is called ________ cognitive therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) existential 
B) phenomenological 
C) mindfulness-based 
D) humanistic client-centered 
A) existential 
B) phenomenological 
C) mindfulness-based 
D) humanistic client-centered

Question 19

Hardy reported a dream in which he was riding as a passenger in the back seat of a driverless car.He experienced this dream as extremely frightening.His psychoanalyst suggested that Hardy might be feeling as though neither he nor anyone else is in charge of his life.This process would BEST be described as ________, in which the therapist's interpretation was meant to uncover ________.

Accepted Answer

A) transference; Hardy's problems with authority 
B) countertransference; the manifest meaning in Hardy's real life 
C) dream analysis; unacceptable, unconscious feelings in Hardy's psyche 
D) free association; the latent content of Hardy's dream 
A) transference; Hardy's problems with authority 
B) countertransference; the manifest meaning in Hardy's real life 
C) dream analysis; unacceptable, unconscious feelings in Hardy's psyche 
D) free association; the latent content of Hardy's dream

Question 20

________ treats relatives as a unit, and members work together to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A) Aversion therapy 
B) Encounter groups 
C) Self-help groups 
D) Family therapy 
A) Aversion therapy 
B) Encounter groups 
C) Self-help groups 
D) Family therapy

Psychiatric professionals may authorize temporary commitment for assessment and treatment of a dangerous or incompetent individual for up to ________.

Mood stabilizers are most often used to treat ________ disorders.

This is a gradual process of extinguishing a learned fear response by associating a hierarchy of fear-evoking stimuli with deep relaxation.

________ creates anxiety by pairing an unpleasant stimulus with a maladaptive behavior in order to decrease the behavior.

Research on humanistic therapy has found ________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of antidepressant drug?

Critics suggest that Beck and Ellis ignore, deny, or minimize the importance of ________ on patients' behaviors.

This type of group does not have a professional leader, and members assist each other in coping with a specific problem.

The dramatic reduction in numbers of hospitalized patients is primarily attributable to ________.

In ________, multiple people meet together to work toward therapeutic goals.

According to your text, why does psychoanalysis work?

Biomedical therapies are provided by ________.

"Just because you think it does not make it true," might be a statement made by a professional who practices ___ therapy, which was developed by psychologist Adrian Wells.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)is used primarily to treat ________.

Aaron Beck believed that ________ are among the most important thinking patterns that lead to depression.

Which of the following is a problem with drug therapy?

A form of counseling that helps clients to focus on their thoughts, including fears, anxieties and worries, so that these thoughts can become more manageable is called ________ cognitive therapy.

________ treats relatives as a unit, and members work together to solve problems.

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Exam 15: Therapy

Psychiatric professionals may authorize temporary commitment for assessment and treatment of a dangerous or incompetent individual for up to ________.

Mood stabilizers are most often used to treat ________ disorders.

This is a gradual process of extinguishing a learned fear response by associating a hierarchy of fear-evoking stimuli with deep relaxation.

________ creates anxiety by pairing an unpleasant stimulus with a maladaptive behavior in order to decrease the behavior.

Research on humanistic therapy has found ________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of antidepressant drug?

Critics suggest that Beck and Ellis ignore, deny, or minimize the importance of ________ on patients' behaviors.

This type of group does not have a professional leader, and members assist each other in coping with a specific problem.

The dramatic reduction in numbers of hospitalized patients is primarily attributable to ________.

In ________, multiple people meet together to work toward therapeutic goals.

According to your text, why does psychoanalysis work?

Biomedical therapies are provided by ________.

"Just because you think it does not make it true," might be a statement made by a professional who practices ___ therapy, which was developed by psychologist Adrian Wells.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)is used primarily to treat ________.

Aaron Beck believed that ________ are among the most important thinking patterns that lead to depression.

Which of the following is a problem with drug therapy?

A form of counseling that helps clients to focus on their thoughts, including fears, anxieties and worries, so that these thoughts can become more manageable is called ________ cognitive therapy.

________ treats relatives as a unit, and members work together to solve problems.

Introduction and Research Methods

Neuroscience and Biological Foundations

Stress and Health Psychology

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Life Span Development I

Life Span Development II

Gender and Human Sexuality

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

Industrialorganizational Psychology

Psychology at Work in the Global Economy

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