Question 1

Jemima is shattered after surviving a rape attack by her close friends.According to this information,which of the following groups will enable her to regain confidence?

Accepted Answer

A) Trivial groups 
B) Lobby groups 
C) Self-help support groups 
D) Focus groups 
A) Trivial groups 
B) Lobby groups 
C) Self-help support groups 
D) Focus groups

Question 2

As part of a smoking cessation program,Paul receives an injection of a nausea-inducing drug and is then asked to smoke a cigarette.As a result,Paul reduces the number of cigarettes he smokes per day.Which of the following behavioral therapies has been implemented on Paul in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A) Aversive conditioning 
B) Classical conditioning 
C) Exposure therapy 
D) Systematic desensitization 
A) Aversive conditioning 
B) Classical conditioning 
C) Exposure therapy 
D) Systematic desensitization

Question 3

Which of the following is the LEAST used biological intervention for patients with severe psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Transcranial magnetic stimulation 
B) Deep brain stimulation 
C) Psychosurgery 
D) Drug therapy 
A) Transcranial magnetic stimulation 
B) Deep brain stimulation 
C) Psychosurgery 
D) Drug therapy

Question 4

Dennis tells his therapist that his dream of getting into an Ivy League school for law is ruined since he has performed poorly in his mid-term exams.In response to Dennis's statement,his therapist questions the relevance of this conclusion.According to this scenario,which of the following cognitive therapy techniques has been implemented by Dennis's therapist?

Accepted Answer

A) Decatastrophizing 
B) Reattribution 
C) Questioning the evidence 
D) Challenging idiosyncratic meanings 
A) Decatastrophizing 
B) Reattribution 
C) Questioning the evidence 
D) Challenging idiosyncratic meanings

Question 5

Discuss the philosophy behind psychoanalytic therapy.

Accepted Answer

Psychoanalytic therapy is based on Freud

Question 6

Which of the following individuals would be benefitted from the self-instructional method in cognitive-behavioral therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Mario, who is addicted to cocaine and heroin 
B) Mildred, who is suffering from schizophrenia 
C) Meredith, who is suffering from depressive thoughts 
D) Lorraine, who is suffering from sleep apnea 
A) Mario, who is addicted to cocaine and heroin 
B) Mildred, who is suffering from schizophrenia 
C) Meredith, who is suffering from depressive thoughts 
D) Lorraine, who is suffering from sleep apnea

Question 7

Which of the following questions is a behavioral therapist more likely to ask rather than a psychoanalyst?

Accepted Answer

A) How is your relationship with your mother? 
B) Why won't you talk about your father? 
C) What did you dream about last night? 
D) How much did your anxiety subside after you washed your hands? 
A) How is your relationship with your mother? 
B) Why won't you talk about your father? 
C) What did you dream about last night? 
D) How much did your anxiety subside after you washed your hands?

Question 8

Which of the following psychotherapies is recommended for Karen who is at the terminal stage of lung cancer to cope with this illness?

Accepted Answer

A) Applied behavioral analysis 
B) Psychodynamic therapy 
C) Cognitive-behavioral therapy 
D) Well-being therapy 
A) Applied behavioral analysis 
B) Psychodynamic therapy 
C) Cognitive-behavioral therapy 
D) Well-being therapy

Question 9

Since her teacher criticized her term paper,Judy thinks herself to be stupid.Thus,she is depressed.She no longer wants to study.Judy visits a therapist who helps her identify her irrational belief and facilitates in the process of changing this belief.Which of the following therapies has been implemented by Judy's therapist?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-instructional method 
B) Cognitive restructuring 
C) Client-centered therapy 
D) Psychoanalysis 
A) Self-instructional method 
B) Cognitive restructuring 
C) Client-centered therapy 
D) Psychoanalysis

Question 10

Sandra and Ian have been happily married for the past five years.However,Ian recently discovered that Sandra is having an affair with his best friend and is completely devastated.Upon questioning his wife,she states that she does not receive the emotional support that she expects from him.Ian narrates this incident to his friend who then recommends that he seek _____ therapy from a marital counselor.

Accepted Answer

A) client-centered 
B) psychodynamic 
C) couples 
D) cognitive-behavioral 
A) client-centered 
B) psychodynamic 
C) couples 
D) cognitive-behavioral

Question 11

Leanne is being treated for depression after a breakup with her boyfriend.Her therapist points out that her thoughts,and not the situation itself,are the cause of her illness.This information suggests that Leanne's therapist practices:

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic therapy. 
B) behavioral therapy. 
C) client-centered therapy. 
D) cognitive therapy. 
A) psychodynamic therapy. 
B) behavioral therapy. 
C) client-centered therapy. 
D) cognitive therapy.

Question 12

A major advantage of group therapy is that clients:

Accepted Answer

A) have more opportunities to develop social skills. 
B) maintain professional boundaries. 
C) can hide their own thoughts while the others talk freely without inhibition. 
D) become dependent on other clients rather than the therapist. 
A) have more opportunities to develop social skills. 
B) maintain professional boundaries. 
C) can hide their own thoughts while the others talk freely without inhibition. 
D) become dependent on other clients rather than the therapist.

Question 13

Which of the following individuals would be benefitted from the technique of decatastrophizing in cognitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Julian, who states that he will never get into law school due to his poor grades 
B) Anna, who states that she cannot imagine life after the death of her sister 
C) Kylie, who states that she feels depressed when her husband goes for official trips abroad 
D) Fred, who states that he is devastated about the fact that his best friend passed away 
A) Julian, who states that he will never get into law school due to his poor grades 
B) Anna, who states that she cannot imagine life after the death of her sister 
C) Kylie, who states that she feels depressed when her husband goes for official trips abroad 
D) Fred, who states that he is devastated about the fact that his best friend passed away

Question 14

Which of the following therapies is based on the principles of classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-instructional method 
B) Applied behavioral analysis 
C) Systematic desensitization 
D) Dream analysis 
A) Self-instructional method 
B) Applied behavioral analysis 
C) Systematic desensitization 
D) Dream analysis

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about humanistic therapies?

Accepted Answer

A) They focus on the individual's self-healing capacities. 
B) They emphasize unconscious rather than conscious thoughts. 
C) They emphasize the past rather than the present. 
D) They are directive and action-oriented approaches. 
A) They focus on the individual's self-healing capacities. 
B) They emphasize unconscious rather than conscious thoughts. 
C) They emphasize the past rather than the present. 
D) They are directive and action-oriented approaches.

Question 16

Sean is suffering from schizophrenia.Discuss the class of drugs that should be prescribed to Sean.

Accepted Answer

Since Sean is suffering from schizophren

Question 17

Pete's therapist says,"Don't say you will never fall in love again,say,I will take time to know the person better next time." Which of the following cognitive techniques is being implemented by Pete's therapist in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A) Free association 
B) Cognitive restructuring 
C) Systematic desensitization 
D) Reframing 
A) Free association 
B) Cognitive restructuring 
C) Systematic desensitization 
D) Reframing

Question 18

Frank has been visiting Dr.Miller,a therapist,for the past two months to overcome his spider phobia.During the sessions,Dr.Miller has first asked Frank to describe what it is about spiders that frightens him.His fears have been then arranged in order from the least to the most frightening.Miller has taught Frank the muscle relaxation exercise and has exposed him to a series of increasingly fearful stimuli.In the context of behavioral therapies,it can be inferred that Dr.Miller has been conducting _____ on Frank to overcome his spider phobia.

Accepted Answer

A) exposure therapy 
B) systematic desensitization 
C) aversion therapy 
D) social skills training 
A) exposure therapy 
B) systematic desensitization 
C) aversion therapy 
D) social skills training

Question 19

Nathan has been suffering from alcohol addiction for the past two years.He has visited several psychiatrists who have prescribed certain drugs.However,these medications have not shown any significant improvement in his symptoms.He decides to visit Alastair,a therapist,for help.According to this scenario,which of the following sociocultural approaches should be implemented by Alastair?

Accepted Answer

A) Systematic desensitization 
B) Applied behavioral analysis 
C) Cognitive therapy 
D) Group therapy 
A) Systematic desensitization 
B) Applied behavioral analysis 
C) Cognitive therapy 
D) Group therapy

Question 20

Ann has a phobia of lizards.During her first therapy session,her therapist asks her to think of all the fears that she has and arranges them in a hierarchy.According to this information,which of the following behavioral therapies has been implemented by Ann's therapist?

Accepted Answer

A) Aversive conditioning 
B) Applied behavioral analysis 
C) Self-instructional method 
D) Systematic desensitization 
A) Aversive conditioning 
B) Applied behavioral analysis 
C) Self-instructional method 
D) Systematic desensitization

Jemima is shattered after surviving a rape attack by her close friends.According to this information,which of the following groups will enable her to regain confidence?

As part of a smoking cessation program,Paul receives an injection of a nausea-inducing drug and is then asked to smoke a cigarette.As a result,Paul reduces the number of cigarettes he smokes per day.Which of the following behavioral therapies has been implemented on Paul in this scenario?

Which of the following is the LEAST used biological intervention for patients with severe psychological disorders?

Discuss the philosophy behind psychoanalytic therapy.

Which of the following individuals would be benefitted from the self-instructional method in cognitive-behavioral therapy?

Which of the following questions is a behavioral therapist more likely to ask rather than a psychoanalyst?

Which of the following psychotherapies is recommended for Karen who is at the terminal stage of lung cancer to cope with this illness?

Leanne is being treated for depression after a breakup with her boyfriend.Her therapist points out that her thoughts,and not the situation itself,are the cause of her illness.This information suggests that Leanne's therapist practices:

A major advantage of group therapy is that clients:

Which of the following individuals would be benefitted from the technique of decatastrophizing in cognitive therapy?

Which of the following therapies is based on the principles of classical conditioning?

Which of the following statements is true about humanistic therapies?

Sean is suffering from schizophrenia.Discuss the class of drugs that should be prescribed to Sean.

Pete's therapist says,"Don't say you will never fall in love again,say,I will take time to know the person better next time." Which of the following cognitive techniques is being implemented by Pete's therapist in this scenario?

Ann has a phobia of lizards.During her first therapy session,her therapist asks her to think of all the fears that she has and arranges them in a hierarchy.According to this information,which of the following behavioral therapies has been implemented by Ann's therapist?

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Exam 16: Therapies

Jemima is shattered after surviving a rape attack by her close friends.According to this information,which of the following groups will enable her to regain confidence?

As part of a smoking cessation program,Paul receives an injection of a nausea-inducing drug and is then asked to smoke a cigarette.As a result,Paul reduces the number of cigarettes he smokes per day.Which of the following behavioral therapies has been implemented on Paul in this scenario?

Which of the following is the LEAST used biological intervention for patients with severe psychological disorders?

Discuss the philosophy behind psychoanalytic therapy.

Which of the following individuals would be benefitted from the self-instructional method in cognitive-behavioral therapy?

Which of the following questions is a behavioral therapist more likely to ask rather than a psychoanalyst?

Which of the following psychotherapies is recommended for Karen who is at the terminal stage of lung cancer to cope with this illness?

Leanne is being treated for depression after a breakup with her boyfriend.Her therapist points out that her thoughts,and not the situation itself,are the cause of her illness.This information suggests that Leanne's therapist practices:

A major advantage of group therapy is that clients:

Which of the following individuals would be benefitted from the technique of decatastrophizing in cognitive therapy?

Which of the following therapies is based on the principles of classical conditioning?

Which of the following statements is true about humanistic therapies?

Sean is suffering from schizophrenia.Discuss the class of drugs that should be prescribed to Sean.

Pete's therapist says,"Don't say you will never fall in love again,say,I will take time to know the person better next time." Which of the following cognitive techniques is being implemented by Pete's therapist in this scenario?

Ann has a phobia of lizards.During her first therapy session,her therapist asks her to think of all the fears that she has and arranges them in a hierarchy.According to this information,which of the following behavioral therapies has been implemented by Ann's therapist?

What Is Psychology?

Psychology’s Scientific Method

Biological Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Human Development

Motivation and Emotion

Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

Personality

Social Psychology

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Health Psychology

Filters