Question 1

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  family 
B)  individual 
C)  self-help group 
D)  systematic desensitization 
A)  family 
B)  individual 
C)  self-help group 
D)  systematic desensitization

Question 2

Person-centered therapy is a type of ______ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  insight 
B)  behavior 
C)  cognitive 
D)  reality 
A)  insight 
B)  behavior 
C)  cognitive 
D)  reality

Question 3

Define psychotherapy and biomedical therapy and explain the differences between them.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following does humanistic therapy emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  the unconscious 
B)  an individual's choices 
C)  errant thought processes 
D)  the empty-chair technique 
A)  the unconscious 
B)  an individual's choices 
C)  errant thought processes 
D)  the empty-chair technique

Question 5

What are two of the major classes of antidepressant drugs?

Accepted Answer

A)  benzodiazepines and lithium 
B)  MAO inhibitors and tricyclics 
C)  benzodiazepines and tricyclics 
D)  benzodiazepines and MAOIs 
A)  benzodiazepines and lithium 
B)  MAO inhibitors and tricyclics 
C)  benzodiazepines and tricyclics 
D)  benzodiazepines and MAOIs

Question 6

Dr. Lee believes that all psychological disorders can be treated in much the same way as can physical disorders. He was most likely trained under the _______ model.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  rational emotive 
C)  Freudian 
D)  medical 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  rational emotive 
C)  Freudian 
D)  medical

Question 7

The therapeutic approach that most stresses prevention is the _______ approach.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  cognitive 
C)  community psychology 
D)  humanistic 
A)  behavioral 
B)  cognitive 
C)  community psychology 
D)  humanistic

Question 8

What do behavior therapists see as the cause of abnormal or undesirable behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning 
B)  unconscious conflicts 
C)  distortions in thinking 
D)  discrepancy between the real self and ideal self 
A)  learning 
B)  unconscious conflicts 
C)  distortions in thinking 
D)  discrepancy between the real self and ideal self

Question 9

Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behavior are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior therapy 
B)  client-centered therapy 
C)  cognitive therapy 
D)  Gestalt therapy 
A)  behavior therapy 
B)  client-centered therapy 
C)  cognitive therapy 
D)  Gestalt therapy

Question 10

Physicians who are trained to treat psychological disorders are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  clinicians. 
B)  counselors. 
C)  psychiatrists. 
D)  psychiatric psychologists. 
A)  clinicians. 
B)  counselors. 
C)  psychiatrists. 
D)  psychiatric psychologists.

Question 11

In interpreting a dream, a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream's __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  latent content 
B)  manifest content 
C)  symbolic content 
D)  psychological content 
A)  latent content 
B)  manifest content 
C)  symbolic content 
D)  psychological content

Question 12

The use of learning techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behaviors is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior modification 
B)  empty chair technique 
C)  reflection 
D)  selective thinking 
A)  behavior modification 
B)  empty chair technique 
C)  reflection 
D)  selective thinking

Question 13

What is the primary goal of the therapist in person-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  to facilitate transference 
B)  to eliminate the client's undesirable behaviors 
C)  to provide unconditional positive regard 
D)  to help the client become more aware of his or her own feelings 
A)  to facilitate transference 
B)  to eliminate the client's undesirable behaviors 
C)  to provide unconditional positive regard 
D)  to help the client become more aware of his or her own feelings

Question 14

Alcoholics Anonymous is a particularly well-known ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic therapy group 
B)  desensitization group 
C)  self-help group 
D)  structured behavior therapy group 
A)  psychoanalytic therapy group 
B)  desensitization group 
C)  self-help group 
D)  structured behavior therapy group

Question 15

Tien is an Asian male who is in the process of selecting a therapist. Which of the following therapists is Tien most likely to select?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blair, a Caucasian female therapist 
B)  Kim, an Asian female therapist 
C)  Mason, a male therapist 
D)  Lonnie and Leni, male and female co-therapists 
A)  Blair, a Caucasian female therapist 
B)  Kim, an Asian female therapist 
C)  Mason, a male therapist 
D)  Lonnie and Leni, male and female co-therapists

Question 16

Azdah's teenage son fails his mathematics exam due to lack of studying. She immediately assumes that it is her fault. Azdah is engaging in ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitrary inference 
B)  selective thinking 
C)  personalization 
D)  minimization 
A)  arbitrary inference 
B)  selective thinking 
C)  personalization 
D)  minimization

Question 17

Dr. Graham listens to Maria's statements and then restates what he feels is Maria's message and describes her emotions. What type of therapy is Dr. Graham practicing?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior 
B)  cognitive 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  person-centered 
A)  behavior 
B)  cognitive 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  person-centered

Question 18

Operant conditioning can be used in classrooms, hospitals, prisons, and industry by giving individuals exchangeable rewards for performing appropriate actions. This illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning 
B)  bartering 
C)  a token economy 
D)  bribery 
A)  classical conditioning 
B)  bartering 
C)  a token economy 
D)  bribery

Question 19

Paula's mother painted Paula's nails with an unpleasant-tasting salve to stop her nail biting. This illustrates ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  aversive conditioning 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  biofeedback 
D)  modeling 
A)  aversive conditioning 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  biofeedback 
D)  modeling

Question 20

A disadvantage of group therapy is that it can only be used alone and not in combination with any other form of therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Person-centered therapy is a type of ______ therapy.

Define psychotherapy and biomedical therapy and explain the differences between them.

Which of the following does humanistic therapy emphasize?

What are two of the major classes of antidepressant drugs?

Dr. Lee believes that all psychological disorders can be treated in much the same way as can physical disorders. He was most likely trained under the _______ model.

The therapeutic approach that most stresses prevention is the _______ approach.

What do behavior therapists see as the cause of abnormal or undesirable behaviors?

Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behavior are called __________.

Physicians who are trained to treat psychological disorders are called:

In interpreting a dream, a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream's __________.

The use of learning techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behaviors is called _______.

What is the primary goal of the therapist in person-centered therapy?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a particularly well-known ______.

Tien is an Asian male who is in the process of selecting a therapist. Which of the following therapists is Tien most likely to select?

Azdah's teenage son fails his mathematics exam due to lack of studying. She immediately assumes that it is her fault. Azdah is engaging in ___________.

Dr. Graham listens to Maria's statements and then restates what he feels is Maria's message and describes her emotions. What type of therapy is Dr. Graham practicing?

Operant conditioning can be used in classrooms, hospitals, prisons, and industry by giving individuals exchangeable rewards for performing appropriate actions. This illustrates which of the following?

Paula's mother painted Paula's nails with an unpleasant-tasting salve to stop her nail biting. This illustrates ________.

A disadvantage of group therapy is that it can only be used alone and not in combination with any other form of therapy.

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Exam 13: Psychological Therapies

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Person-centered therapy is a type of ______ therapy.

Define psychotherapy and biomedical therapy and explain the differences between them.

Which of the following does humanistic therapy emphasize?

What are two of the major classes of antidepressant drugs?

Dr. Lee believes that all psychological disorders can be treated in much the same way as can physical disorders. He was most likely trained under the _______ model.

The therapeutic approach that most stresses prevention is the _______ approach.

What do behavior therapists see as the cause of abnormal or undesirable behaviors?

Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behavior are called __________.

Physicians who are trained to treat psychological disorders are called:

In interpreting a dream, a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream's __________.

The use of learning techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behaviors is called _______.

What is the primary goal of the therapist in person-centered therapy?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a particularly well-known ______.

Tien is an Asian male who is in the process of selecting a therapist. Which of the following therapists is Tien most likely to select?

Azdah's teenage son fails his mathematics exam due to lack of studying. She immediately assumes that it is her fault. Azdah is engaging in ___________.

Dr. Graham listens to Maria's statements and then restates what he feels is Maria's message and describes her emotions. What type of therapy is Dr. Graham practicing?

Operant conditioning can be used in classrooms, hospitals, prisons, and industry by giving individuals exchangeable rewards for performing appropriate actions. This illustrates which of the following?

Paula's mother painted Paula's nails with an unpleasant-tasting salve to stop her nail biting. This illustrates ________.

A disadvantage of group therapy is that it can only be used alone and not in combination with any other form of therapy.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

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