Exam 13: Psychological Therapies

Eye-movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) is used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Electroconvulsive therapy _______.

The primary goal of the person-centered therapist is to facilitate transference.

What do behavior therapists see as the cause of maladaptive behaviors?

Which type of therapy is based on various learning principles?

________ is a type of insight-oriented therapy.

An ancient treatment for emotional disturbance was:

Language can be a barrier to effective psychotherapy, particularly when the cultural backgrounds of the client and therapist are different.

Which type of therapy emphasizes people's potential for growth and the importance of an empathetic therapist?

What approach to therapy utilizes the principles of classical and operant conditioning?

Aversive conditioning belongs in the category of:

Electroconvulsive therapy is used to alleviate _______.

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people __________.

________ is credited with developing rational emotive behavioral therapy.

Why does the administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) often cause memory loss?

__________ is a controversial therapy in which clients are directed to move their eyes rapidly back and forth while thinking of a disturbing memory.

The strengthening of a response by following it with a pleasurable consequence or removing an unpleasant stimulus is called ________.

Virtually all antipsychotic drugs work by __________.

When problems exist between parents and children, their problems are usually BEST handled by __________.

Which of the following is a limitation of humanistic therapy?