Question 1

Your text defines family therapy as a psychological treatment that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) identifies and treats each member's problems simultaneously 
B) attempts to change maladaptive interaction patterns among family members 
C) treats the identified "patient" in the family before other members 
D) teaches parents how to apply behavior therapy to increase adaptive behaviors, and decrease maladaptive behaviors, in their children 
A) identifies and treats each member's problems simultaneously 
B) attempts to change maladaptive interaction patterns among family members 
C) treats the identified "patient" in the family before other members 
D) teaches parents how to apply behavior therapy to increase adaptive behaviors, and decrease maladaptive behaviors, in their children

Question 2

Research suggests that people who receive psychotherapy are better off than ________ percent of people who do not.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 30 
C) 40 
D) 75 
A) 10 
B) 30 
C) 40 
D) 75

Question 3

Casey believes it is useless to keep writing because she has received so many manuscript rejections and only one screenplay acceptance.Beck would consider Casey's depression to be due to her use of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) overgeneralization 
B) all-or-nothing thinking 
C) selective perception 
D) magnification 
A) overgeneralization 
B) all-or-nothing thinking 
C) selective perception 
D) magnification

Question 4

The name of a psychodynamically based, brief form of therapy identified in your text is ________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) interpersonal 
C) behavioral 
D) gestalt therapy 
A) cognitive 
B) interpersonal 
C) behavioral 
D) gestalt therapy

Question 5

The three steps in systematic desensitization include all EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A) learning to become deeply relaxed 
B) arranging anxiety-arousing stimuli into a hierarchy from least to worst arousing 
C) engaging biofeedback techniques to get control of autonomic functions 
D) imagining or experiencing exposure to the trigger stimulus of increasingly threatening levels 
A) learning to become deeply relaxed 
B) arranging anxiety-arousing stimuli into a hierarchy from least to worst arousing 
C) engaging biofeedback techniques to get control of autonomic functions 
D) imagining or experiencing exposure to the trigger stimulus of increasingly threatening levels

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the applicability of psychoanalysis is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is too time consuming and expensive for the average patient. 
B) It only works with severe mental disorders. 
C) The notion of repressed memories and unconscious conflicts is difficult to validate. 
D) There is limited scientific credibility for many of its assumptions. 
A) It is too time consuming and expensive for the average patient. 
B) It only works with severe mental disorders. 
C) The notion of repressed memories and unconscious conflicts is difficult to validate. 
D) There is limited scientific credibility for many of its assumptions.

Question 7

Dr.Novak is working with Hal, who is very shy.As Hal practices meeting and conversing with imaginary people during his therapy session, Dr.Novak provides feedback and rewards him for each behavior that would meet with approval in a real social setting.What's happening here?

Accepted Answer

A) Dr.Novak and Hal are role playing. 
B) Dr.Novak and Hal are engaging in covert sensitization. 
C) Dr.Novak is using aversion therapy with Hal. 
D) Dr.Novak is using biofeedback to help reduce Hal's shyness. 
A) Dr.Novak and Hal are role playing. 
B) Dr.Novak and Hal are engaging in covert sensitization. 
C) Dr.Novak is using aversion therapy with Hal. 
D) Dr.Novak is using biofeedback to help reduce Hal's shyness.

Question 8

Using therapeutic techniques to improve psychological functioning and promote adjustment to life is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) eclectic therapy 
B) cybercounseling 
C) psychotherapy 
D) psychiatry 
A) eclectic therapy 
B) cybercounseling 
C) psychotherapy 
D) psychiatry

Question 9

Which drug, mostly thought of as a party drug and a "date rape" drug, has been found to show clinical usefulness in the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicidal tendencies?

Accepted Answer

ketamine (special K

Question 10

Antidepressant drugs are used to treat all but which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) depression 
B) bipolar disorder 
C) some anxiety disorders 
D) bulimia nervosa 
A) depression 
B) bipolar disorder 
C) some anxiety disorders 
D) bulimia nervosa

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT listed by your textbook author as a benefit of group therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Members can see that they are not alone with their problems. 
B) Members may be more willing to accept feedback from peers with the same problems, than from a professional without the problems. 
C) Members gain a sense of community when they get together and gripe about the same problems. 
D) Members can share a variety of ideas, insights, and information that may help them with their problems. 
A) Members can see that they are not alone with their problems. 
B) Members may be more willing to accept feedback from peers with the same problems, than from a professional without the problems. 
C) Members gain a sense of community when they get together and gripe about the same problems. 
D) Members can share a variety of ideas, insights, and information that may help them with their problems.

Question 12

Which of the following medication is used for schizophrenia and other psychotic-related disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) valium 
B) lithium 
C) Prozac 
D) risperdal 
A) valium 
B) lithium 
C) Prozac 
D) risperdal

Question 13

It is important to remember that when tokens are used to shape behavior, they must be ________ to be effective in the long term.

Accepted Answer

A) gradually withdrawn 
B) intangible as well as tangible 
C) used only for simple behaviors 
D) given on a fixed interval schedule 
A) gradually withdrawn 
B) intangible as well as tangible 
C) used only for simple behaviors 
D) given on a fixed interval schedule

Question 14

Behavior therapists use classical conditioning techniques to decrease maladaptive behaviors by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) rewarding adaptive behaviors 
B) punishing maladaptive behaviors 
C) creating new associations to replace faulty ones 
D) helping clients to develop insight 
A) rewarding adaptive behaviors 
B) punishing maladaptive behaviors 
C) creating new associations to replace faulty ones 
D) helping clients to develop insight

Your text defines family therapy as a psychological treatment that ________.

Research suggests that people who receive psychotherapy are better off than ________ percent of people who do not.

Casey believes it is useless to keep writing because she has received so many manuscript rejections and only one screenplay acceptance.Beck would consider Casey's depression to be due to her use of ________.

The name of a psychodynamically based, brief form of therapy identified in your text is ________ therapy.

The three steps in systematic desensitization include all EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following statements about the applicability of psychoanalysis is FALSE?

Dr.Novak is working with Hal, who is very shy.As Hal practices meeting and conversing with imaginary people during his therapy session, Dr.Novak provides feedback and rewards him for each behavior that would meet with approval in a real social setting.What's happening here?

Using therapeutic techniques to improve psychological functioning and promote adjustment to life is known as ________.

Which drug, mostly thought of as a party drug and a "date rape" drug, has been found to show clinical usefulness in the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicidal tendencies?

Antidepressant drugs are used to treat all but which of the following conditions?

Which of the following is NOT listed by your textbook author as a benefit of group therapy?

Which of the following medication is used for schizophrenia and other psychotic-related disorders?

It is important to remember that when tokens are used to shape behavior, they must be ________ to be effective in the long term.

Behavior therapists use classical conditioning techniques to decrease maladaptive behaviors by ________.

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Exam 15: Therapy

Your text defines family therapy as a psychological treatment that ________.

Research suggests that people who receive psychotherapy are better off than ________ percent of people who do not.

Casey believes it is useless to keep writing because she has received so many manuscript rejections and only one screenplay acceptance.Beck would consider Casey's depression to be due to her use of ________.

The name of a psychodynamically based, brief form of therapy identified in your text is ________ therapy.

The three steps in systematic desensitization include all EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following statements about the applicability of psychoanalysis is FALSE?

Dr.Novak is working with Hal, who is very shy.As Hal practices meeting and conversing with imaginary people during his therapy session, Dr.Novak provides feedback and rewards him for each behavior that would meet with approval in a real social setting.What's happening here?

Using therapeutic techniques to improve psychological functioning and promote adjustment to life is known as ________.

Which drug, mostly thought of as a party drug and a "date rape" drug, has been found to show clinical usefulness in the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicidal tendencies?

Antidepressant drugs are used to treat all but which of the following conditions?

Which of the following is NOT listed by your textbook author as a benefit of group therapy?

Which of the following medication is used for schizophrenia and other psychotic-related disorders?

It is important to remember that when tokens are used to shape behavior, they must be ________ to be effective in the long term.

Behavior therapists use classical conditioning techniques to decrease maladaptive behaviors by ________.

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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